Watercolor of a tiered stone grave monument in tall reeds on a green slope, with a small dark inscription on its body, on aged tan paper.

Grave monument among grass, Kusōzu watercolour

A watercolor of a tiered stone grave monument rising from tall reeds and grass on a green slope under a pale sky. The stacked stone forms with a rounded top and a small dark inscription are rendered in soft grey washes on worn tan paper.

Artist: Unknown
Date: [between 1700 and 1799?]
Medium: Watercolors
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 3214 px

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Public domain · Licensed CC BY 4.0 (Wellcome Collection) by Wellcome Collection; credit required.
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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