

Ono no Tofu Standing on the Bank of a Stream and Watching a Frog Leap to Catch a Willow Branch
Colorful woodblock print of a man standing on a riverbank. The man has a shaved forehead and a mustache; he wears a black hat, a red and black robe with a white kimono underneath. He holds a sword at his side and a folding fan in his left hand. The background features a green and blue riverbank with a willow tree hanging down from the top left corner. Japanese text is written vertically on the left and right sides of the image and horizontally on the bottom right. The image has a beige background.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1825
- Medium
- Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 557 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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