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Onoe Matsusuke I as a Samurai Standing Beneath a Cherry Tree

Katsukawa Shunei

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese man dressed as a samurai. He wears a salmon-colored robe with white accents and a long, pleated beige skirt. His black hair is styled in a traditional Japanese topknot. He holds a sword in his right hand and a long staff in his left. A second sword is at his side. He stands beside a large open umbrella with a gray and white polka dot pattern. The background features several thin, dark brown lines resembling bamboo stalks. The wall behind him is beige with a light orange circular pattern. Small black Japanese characters are written vertically on the right side. The man stands on a light brown surface.

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432 × 900 px
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