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Sakata Kinpira Nyudo

Okumura Masanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white Japanese woodblock print depicting a scene from "Sakata Kinpira Nyudo" by Okumura Masanobu. The scene shows a muscular man with a long sword extended to his left, wearing a short divided skirt with a large design; the man lunges to the right against another muscular man who appears to be unclothed, leaning back on a low table; the man on the right grabs the other's abdomen with both hands; both men are bald with long eyebrows; a low table sits between them; a window in the background with a man visible outside. The background includes tatami flooring, sliding doors, and another room. The image has a color gradient scale at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
early 18th century
Medium
Monochrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 457 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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