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Sakamoto Otasuku

Mizuno Toshikata

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese woodblock print; beige background; man in dark blue military jacket with white pants and black shoes; man wearing military hat with a gold stripe; man standing on deck with left leg bent; man holding a pair of binoculars up to his eyes with his right hand; man standing beside a brown pole; a railing along the deck; three ropes leading diagonally across image; water with waves below; ship in background; pink bursts above ship; white paper with black Japanese characters on pole; man facing left.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1894
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 466 px
Museum record:
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