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Handbook of Fashionable Cuisine for the Epicures of Edo (Edo ryūkō ryōri tsū taizen) 江戸流行料理通大全; 料理通初編&二編

Kuwagata Keisai 鍬形蕙斎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows an open book with a drawing of a fish on the bottom half of the pages. The book's pages are yellowed, and the drawing is in shades of blue and gray. The fish has a long body with spiky fins and a small eye. The top half of the pages contains black Japanese text arranged in columns. A thin black border surrounds the text and drawing. A small oval-shaped seal with Japanese characters is on the bottom-right corner of the right page. The pages have some darker spots and wear. The background behind the book is white.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1822–34
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
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