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Memorial Portrait of Matsumoto Kōshirō V, Age 75

Utagawa Kunihide

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print depicts a seated man. He wears a blue robe with wide pleats at the back. He sits cross-legged, with his left leg on top of his right. He holds a sword on his lap. The robe has a wide collar. The man has black hair combed back and a side part. The background of the print features Japanese calligraphy in black ink with red ink marks. The print's background is beige.

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627 × 900 px
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