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A Young Man as a Seller of Love Prophecies

Okumura Toshinobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Okumura Toshinobu's A Young Man as a Seller of Love Prophecies shows a man with dark hair pulled back, tied up with a ribbon, and a small tail. He is wearing a yellow and black checkered robe; the robe is loosely tied at the waist and an under robe with a patterned design is visible. The man is carrying a pole with two baskets, one hanging from each end. The basket on the left appears to contain folded items; the basket on the right contains sticks or thin objects. The man wears zori or geta-style footwear. The background of the image is a light tan color. The image appears to be a woodblock print with black outlines and yellow and black color. The image has a color reference chart to the right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1730s
Medium
Woodblock print (hand colored); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
373 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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