Perfect Pictures at a Glance (Shūga ichiran)

A book opened to two facing pages with four panels of a colorful, woodblock print. The upper left panel depicts a woman reclining on her side, elbow on a low table; she wears a green and red kimono and her long black hair is pulled back. The upper right panel depicts a man on a brown horse; he wears a blue kimono with a yellow obi; the horse is surrounded by a man in green and a woman in red. The bottom left panel depicts a man and a woman on their knees; the man holds their two children; they are surrounded by a low table, a tree and a pot with red flowers; both adults wear green kimonos. The bottom right panel depicts a man on his knees; his back is to the viewer; a woman grabs a bow from him; she wears green; a white dog sits beside her; a man on a white horse and a tree are behind them. The color palette includes shades of green, blue, red, beige, and brown. The background behind the book is white.

Artwork Details

Date: 1818
Medium: Woodblock printed book; ink, color, mica, and metallic pigments on paper
Culture: Japan
Dimensions: 599 × 400 px
Public Domain: Yes
Museum Record: View original

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