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Morning Glory, from a collaborative album of 11 pages

Kubota Kinsen

Artwork Details

Morning Glory, from a collaborative album of 11 pages
circa 1923
Kubota Kinsen
album leaf, ink and light color on paper
10 5/8 in x 14 1/16 in (27 cm x 35.8 cm);10 5/8 in x 7 1/16 in x 11/16 in (27 cm x 18 cm x 1.8 cm)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert Willson
1982/2.7.4

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Description

Subject Matter:

This morning glory, or Asagao in Japanese, is very common in Japan. This one, in particular, appears to have been in a garden judging by the supporting structure behind the plant. 

Physical Description:

This is a painting of a morning glory. The subject is predominantly in the center-right of the paper and uses colors of blue, yellow, green, brown, and black. The flower is held up by a stick structure. To the right of the plant is a stamp in red and on the left is a vertical inscription in black which also has two stamps in red immediately following.

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