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Picture Album by Old Man Maruyama (En'ō gafu) 円翁画譜

Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows two pages from a book opened side by side. The pages are yellowed and have a black border around the illustrations. The left page has a drawing of a woman sitting in a boat, wearing a kimono, with short dark hair. She is holding something in her lap and there are lotus plants and flowers behind her. The right page has a drawing of another woman sitting in a boat, wearing a kimono, with her dark hair in a bun. She is holding an object in her hands and there are lotus plants and flowers in front of and behind her. The boats have decorative designs on the sides. The background of both pages is a light color, with some darker areas that suggest shading or texture. The overall style of the illustrations appears to be traditional Japanese.

Artwork Details

Date
1837, third month (Tenpō 8)
Medium
Set of two woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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