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文具一式|Writing Set and Poem Card Box (Shikishi-bako), from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō), vol. 1

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

1808

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paper

From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Brush

Dominant colour

文具一式|Writing Set and Poem Card Box (Shikishi-bako), from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō), vol. 1 is a 1808 ink by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, a Romanticism work, depicting Brush, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Ryūryūkyo Shinsai
When & what style?: 1808 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This image shows three small woodblock prints glued into an album. The left print depicts a samurai-style figure holding a fan, standing over a table with bowls and a cat. The middle print shows a red writing box with brushes and a poem card. The right print has a cat curled beside a table with brushes and a small mirror. The prints are labeled with Japanese text and dates like "1946," but those are likely modern notes—this is actually from around 1805. The artist used bold outlines and flat colors, with fine details in the fabrics and objects. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shading with lines.