

The image depicts a Japanese man dressed as a samurai. He has fair skin and black hair pulled back into a traditional top knot. The man has red eye makeup around both eyes. He wears a red kimono with gold designs and a purple kimono with rice plant designs over top. The man holds a katana in both hands, pointing down and to the left. The background features a beige wall with horizontal black lines and wooden floorboards at the bottom. The artist's signature is in black ink at the bottom left. The overall color scheme is muted with beige and brown tones dominating the image.
Artwork Details
- Date
- probably 1773
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 285 × 623 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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