The image displays a large amphibian-like creature in the lower center with a textured pattern covering its body. There is a smaller blobby form above it to the left. The color palette includes a sepia tone background and black ink for the illustrations, with red printed patterned elements near the bottom. The amphibian is the focal point of the image, while the smaller form appears ethereal, floating above it. In the bottom left and right corners are sections of ornate red stamps or prints.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1883
- Medium
- etching, aquatint, and drypoint on Chinese, gold-flecked yellow paper
- Dimensions
- 7082 × 11083 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original