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Otani Hiroji as Kurofune Chiemon

Torii Kiyomitsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a man dressed in traditional Japanese clothing, specifically a kimono with orange and yellow horizontal stripes and a circular yellow emblem with a black cross on the back. He wears a black undergarment, and his hair is styled in a traditional Japanese manner. The man holds a sword at his side. His footwear consists of traditional Japanese geta. The background of the image is a light brown color with darker brown spots, and there are several lines of Japanese text written in black ink.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1760
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
296 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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