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The Nanpo Album (Nanpo jō) 南畝帖

Nagayama Kōin (Hirotora) 長山孔寅画・蜀山人

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows an open book with a drawing of a deer on the left page. The book's pages are yellowed and have a light brown hue. The left page features a drawing of a deer with antlers, facing right, with its head tilted upward. The deer has a brown body with black spots, a white underbelly, and a brown tail. Its front legs are straight, while its back legs are slightly bent. The deer stands on all fours. A few lines of Japanese text are written vertically on the left side of the page in black ink, accompanied by a small red square. On the right page, there is some Japanese text written in gray ink, but it is not legible. In the bottom-right corner of the pages, there is a drawing of some green and brown grass or plants. The book is set against a plain white background.

Artwork Details

Date
1824
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
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