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Portrait of Oribe Yahei Kanamaru

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of Oribe Yahei Kanamaru by Utagawa Kuniyoshi: The image shows a Japanese woodblock print of an older man. The man has white hair and a white headband. He wears a black and white robe with red dots on the sleeves. The man holds a sword in his right hand and makes a gesture with his left hand. A long blue sword protrudes from behind his back. The background is gray with several Japanese characters written on signs. One sign is red with a green border and oval shape. The table in front of the man has a blue plant on it.

Artwork Details

Date
1852
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
428 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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