The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print of a man dressed as a woman. The person has dark hair styled up with a headband and wears a long, flowing kimono with a white base color and red trim and accents. A black obi is wrapped around the kimono. The person holds a sword in their right hand. The sword has a white scabbard. The person's left hand is raised to their face. A tattoo is visible on their left arm. The background features a tan wall with a crisscross pattern made of bamboo or wood. The bottom of the image shows a green area with small black dots, possibly representing grass or ground. The ground at the bottom of the image is tan. Small black Japanese characters are written vertically on the right side of the image.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1762–1819
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 300 × 624 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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