Seaweed
| Title | Seaweed |
|---|---|
| Artist | Shibata Zeshin |
| Medium | Album leaf; lacquer on paper |
| Classification | Paintings |
| Origin | Japan Japan |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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Dated to 19th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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