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Portrait of Sugino Juheiji Tsugifusa

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of a man, Sugino Juheiji Tsugifusa, drawn in profile facing left. He wears a black and white outfit with a red and black arm guard. A white headband wraps around his forehead and head. The background features a beige curtain with red designs and black outlines, including dragon-like patterns. A red oval with a blue border and black writing is in the upper right. A blue rectangle with black writing is to the left of the oval. The image includes additional small writing, mostly in black, red, and yellow on the left edge. The overall color palette includes beige, red, black, white, and blue.

Artwork Details

Date
1852
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
425 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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