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Onoe Matsusuke as a Samurai of the Fujiwara Clan

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man wearing a kimono with a red and beige pattern stands facing right. He has black hair pulled up on top of his head. He holds a sword on the left hip and a long staff in the right hand. He wears a divided skirt over the kimono. The background has a yellowish-brown upper section and a yellow lower section. Diagonal red and white stripes cover the middle section behind the man.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1782
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
296 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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