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A Garden of Pictures by Kyoto Artists (Keijō gaen) 京城画苑

Shiba Kōkan 司馬江漢

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan-colored, two-page spread from a book. A black line borders the image on both pages. On the right page, a man wearing a fur vest and pants with a bare right leg. He stoops forward to fish with a net on a long pole. Two round objects on the ground by his feet. Water on the left page with wavy lines. Japanese characters on the right side of the image.

Artwork Details

Date
1814
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
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