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Uba

Shibata Zeshin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese woodblock print depicting a man with long hair wearing a black kimono, holding a pipe with a large rooster in front of him, crouched down. The man is facing left. The man has a white face. The rooster has a large comb and long tail feathers. The man and rooster are in profile. A broom is behind the man. There are Japanese characters in black and a red seal to the right of the man. The background is beige with darker beige spots.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1860
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 466 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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