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Print from the series Long Live Japan: One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs

Kobayashi Kiyochika

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print depicting a scene with two men. A large man with a big belly wearing a brown patterned robe, a black hat and boots is bending over to the left. He is holding a piece of paper in his right hand. A smaller man sits on a red and gold throne to the upper left, wearing a crown, a yellow robe with a black bird on it and blue pants. The background is a light green color with black Japanese text. There is a red and gold curtain above the throne and a white curtain to the right. A blue, purple and green rectangle with black Japanese characters is in the upper right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1904–5
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
433 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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