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Portrait of Fukuchi Gen'ichiro (1843–?)

Kobayashi Kiyochika

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a man with a mustache wearing a black hat, glasses, white shirt, black tie, gray vest and pants with a plaid pattern, and a long blue coat. He holds a book and a writing brush. The man stands in front of a body of water with people in red clothing wading in it. There are mountains on either side. A tree branch is on either side of him. The image has a blue and gray border with a gold line. There are Japanese characters on the top and bottom. Characters are also written on the top left and bottom right. The background sky is blue with some clouds.

Artwork Details

Date
October 1885
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
418 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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