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Kongara-doji

Ryūshū Shūtaku (Myōtaku)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical rectangular image with a central figure of a standing person. The person has dark hair styled up with a white forehead and white eyes. They wear a long robe with a red and gold pattern on the chest and sleeves, and a striped pattern on the lower part. The robe appears to be draped over the left shoulder and arm, with the right arm bent at the elbow. The person stands on a rectangular platform. The background of the image is dark brown. The image has a thick border with a gold patterned design. At the top, the image appears to have a title and artist written.

Artwork Details

Date
1387
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
300 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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