"Convenience in Drawing Water" from Jūben (Ten Conveniences); "Pleasure of Dawn" from Jūgi (Ten Pleasures) 1800

"Convenience in Drawing Water" from Jūben (Ten Conveniences) and "Pleasure of Dawn" from Jūgi (Ten Pleasures), are two paintings from a set of twenty by the Japanese artist Totoki Baigai, created in 1800. The works are ink and light color on paper and depict a mountain stream in a landscape setting, with the artist’s inscription in the top right corner of the leaf. Each painting is part of a larger album, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York owns the set. The album format allowed for easy portability and was a popular medium for both artists and collectors.