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Helmet and Plum Blossoms

Title	Helmet and Plum Blossoms
Artist	Totoya Hokkei
Medium	Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Classification	Prints
Origin	Japan Japan
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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This work is attributed to Totoya Hokkei. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.

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Dated to 18th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.

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Recorded origin: Japan. Browse more public-domain art from Japan.

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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.

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