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The Third Otani Hiroji as a Samurai of High Rank Standing in a Room

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a man in traditional Japanese clothing, a kimono, with a sword. He wears a kimono with a predominantly orange, brown, and gold color scheme and a design of stripes and abstract shapes. His kimono is tied with a sash around his waist. The man has black hair combed back on either side of his head. He holds a katana in his right hand raised above his head. His left hand is by his side. He stands on a brown floor with a few beads or coins scattered on it and next to a dark brown object. The background shows a wall with white, brown, and black horizontal panels.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1774
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
297 × 623 px
Museum record:
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