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Ōtani Hiroemon in the role of Gokumon no Shobei

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print of a man dressed in traditional clothing. The man has a receding hairline with black hair slicked back and styled into a small topknot. He wears a long, flowing robe with a brown exterior featuring a pink and green floral pattern and pink trim; the interior appears to be pink. He stands on a green floor with a white and green wall behind him. The background wall consists of white at the top and green and black patterned panels below. The man holds something in his left hand. The print features Japanese characters in the bottom-left corner and a seal or stamp in the bottom-right corner. The color palette includes shades of brown, green, pink, black, and white. The overall style suggests a traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print.

Artwork Details

Date
9th month, 1774
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
305 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette