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Young Man Strolling near the Sea

Isoda Koryūsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical, narrow Japanese-style artwork. The artwork depicts a man walking to the right. The man has a low black ponytail gathered at the top with a black hairpin. He wears a striped red and white robe underneath a beige robe with a patterned sash. The man holds a black object in his right hand. His left arm is obscured. The man wears zori sandals. Behind him is a sea. On the other side of the sea is a hill with trees. On top of the hill are buildings with reddish roofs. The sky is gray with birds flying. The background color of the artwork is beige. The artwork has a white border.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
116 × 621 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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