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Picture Book on the Communication of Home Precepts part III (Ehon teikin ōrai gehen) 絵本庭訓往来下編

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows an open book with two pages. Each page has a drawing and text. The left page has a vertical rectangle divided into two sections. The left section contains a black and white drawing of a landscape with trees, a mountain, and a house. The right section contains black Japanese text. The right page has a rectangle divided into two sections. The top section contains black Japanese text. The bottom section contains a black and white drawing of a boat on water. The boat has a pointed bow and three sails. There is a building behind the boat, possibly a lighthouse or a pagoda. The pages are yellowed and have a black border around the drawings and text. The background of the image is white.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1848
Medium
Set of three woodblock printed books; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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