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One of Six Impressions from Worn Old Blocks

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white drawing on beige paper. A man sits on a bench at a right diagonal. He wears a kimono with a large circular pattern on the back and smaller rectangular patterns throughout. The man has a sword at his side. The man smokes a pipe. There are two boxes and a small chest to the left of the man. A small box sits on the floor next to the bench. The man's hair is styled in a traditional Japanese manner with a portion pulled back and secured on top of his head. The man looks down. The boxes have various patterns on them.

Artwork Details

Medium
Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 426 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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