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Asao Tamesaburo as a Stout Man with a Green Kimono

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man wearing a black kimono and a red under-kimono with a geometric pattern is standing in a doorway. The man has a shaved head with a short ponytail and a thick build. He is wearing white socks. His kimono has a circular emblem on the back. The doorway frame is gold. There is a sliding door with a grid pattern to the right of the man. The background is white with a grid pattern. There are some Japanese characters written vertically on the left side of the doorway frame.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1795
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
290 × 624 px
Museum record:
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