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Belt and Fan on a Piece of Cloth

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a traditional Japanese woodblock print. The print depicts a man's head and a belt and fan on a piece of cloth. The man has short black hair and wears an orange robe. The man's head is on the left and facing right. The belt and fan sit on folded cloth beside the man. The belt is brown with black rectangular patches and curled on top. The fan is on top of the belt, grey, and closed. The cloth is folded under the belt and fan, with orange and cream-colored fabric on the right side. The background is beige with wavy cream-colored lines suggesting clouds or water. Japanese characters are written in black ink at the top and one orange seal is on the bottom-left corner. The color palette includes shades of brown, orange, black, grey, and beige.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 471 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette