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Memorial Portrait of Ichiryusai Hiroshige (1797–1858)

Utagawa Kunisada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A bald man wearing a blue robe sits cross-legged on a purple and gold patterned mat. The robe has black and gray accents and a white, red, yellow and blue plaid sash. There is a gold sash around the waist. The background is beige with Japanese writing in black and two red seals. A small red rectangle and a small yellow rectangle are on the left.

Artwork Details

Date
1786–1864
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
428 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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