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Picture Book of the Eternal Pines (Ehon chiyo no matsu)

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Open book with two pages visible. Left page shows a colorful illustration of two people. The person on the left is a woman with black hair in a bun, wearing a long orange kimono with a patterned design. The woman holds a fan. The person on the right is a man with a shaved head and a thin strip of hair on top, wearing a brown kimono with red trim. The man sits on the floor with his legs tucked under him. Behind them is a wall with horizontal slats and a window. The right page has black Japanese writing in a rectangle with a thin black border. The pages have yellowed with age. The book is on a white surface.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1767
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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