

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print titled "Six Superior Men of Reiraka" by Yashima Gakutei. The print features six men dressed in traditional Japanese clothing, including kimonos and head wraps. They are seated on the ground in a semi-circle on a patterned beige background with green foliage behind and around them. One man sits cross-legged in the foreground, wearing a dark purple kimono, and holds a black fan with a red border. The man to his left wears a blue kimono with a white pattern and crouches down. Behind them, four men sit or stand, all wearing kimonos; two in blue, one in white with a yellow outer robe, and one in blue with a red and white sash. The man standing on the right wears a black hat. The background includes green foliage and Japanese text written vertically in black and a red seal in the upper right corner.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 560 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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