

Woodblock print of two men in Japanese clothing. The standing man on the left wears a brown robe with yellow and pink accents. The robe has a white emblem on the right sleeve and another on the left chest. He holds a sword in his right hand. His face is pointed down. He has a black topknot. The man on the right kneels on one knee. He wears a red robe over a gray robe with white square emblems on the chest and sleeves. The man holds a red fan in his left hand and a striped object in his right hand. A cylindrical object sits on the ground. The background of the print is mottled brown. Japanese characters are written vertically on the left side.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1770
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 599 × 543 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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