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Portrait of Kansake Yagoro Noriyasu

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print titled "Portrait of Kansake Yagoro Noriyasu" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, depicting a man in traditional Japanese clothing holding a sword. The man has gray hair and a goatee; his kimono is primarily black with a red geometric pattern; he wears a green sash; and he holds a blue sword with a green handle up to his face. The man is positioned on the right side of the image; the left side shows a partial view of another figure and a decorative border with a blue background and red leaves. The background is dark grey. Several Japanese characters are written on small rectangular signs and an oval sign.

Artwork details

Date:
1852
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
424 × 624 px
Museum record:
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