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Scene from the Drama "Kashiwa-ga-Tōge Kichirei sumō"

Torii Kiyohiro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese man in traditional dress with a kimono featuring a black and beige spiral pattern; kimono has a green undergarment with a wave and fan pattern. He wears a traditional hairstyle. He stands on a wooden platform or bridge; the railing on the left side. The man looks up and to the left with a smile on his face. His left arm rests on a railing. The background contains text written vertically with a large character on the right side.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1757
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
296 × 624 px
Museum record:
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