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Onoe Matsusuke as a Man Standing on a Path through Rice Fields

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man wearing a salmon-colored top and black and white horizontally striped bottoms bending over to grab a handful of something on the ground. He has dark hair, no shoes, and a sword at his side. He is standing on a path through rice fields. The sky is light-colored with some green trees in the background. A fence can be seen in the background as well. Japanese characters are on the bottom right. A color gradient scale is on the right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1797
Medium
One sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
363 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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