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Tripytych of Young Men

Okumura Masanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Triptych of Young Men by Okumura Masanobu. Three-panel artwork with three young men. Left panel: A man wearing a green and yellow kimono with a green hat stands facing right. A kneeling man in a green outfit is on the floor to his right. Middle panel: A man in a green and white kimono faces right. Right panel: A man wearing a green and yellow kimono holding an open parasol faces left. The background shows a traditional Japanese building with sliding doors and windows. The walls have shoji screens and there are plants and a roof overhang. The artwork features Japanese writing throughout. The color palette includes green, yellow, white, and black.

Artwork details

Medium:
Undivided triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 410 px
Museum record:
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