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Portrait of Samurai-Official: Hirai Rinsei

Tsukioka Settei

Cleveland Museum of Art

A seated man wearing traditional Japanese clothing, including a blue robe with a white emblem on each shoulder; black undergarments; a thin brown belt; and a traditional updo. His hands rest on his knees. A sword sheath with a white emblem rests on his right leg. The man sits on a beige floor. The background is beige with a green and gold border at the top and bottom. Most of the upper half of the image is filled with columns of Japanese writing in black ink.

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336 × 900 px
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