still life, unknown maker from Japan

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still life
still life
still life
1821?, Edo period (1600–1868)
still life , 1821?, Edo period (1600–1868)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 190 x 130 mm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 7 1/2 x 5 1/8 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 0000.1402
Not on display
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Archive Label date unknown: An elaborate stand of silver and coral supports a small bowl of adnois flowers, a symbol of spring. Two works of classical literature lie beside the stand; the cover of the literature anthology is decorated with a triangular pattern of scales, so the picture was probably published in a Snake Year.