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Scene from the Drama "Sazareishi Suehiro Genji"

Torii Kiyomasu I

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print featuring two men. The man at the top wears a gold robe with a design on the sleeve and a conical hat. He holds a long sword and a shorter sword. The man at the bottom wears a black robe with a white emblem and a gold robe underneath. He holds a fan. The background includes yellow clouds and a tree. The print is colored in shades of gold, black, and white. The background of the print is beige. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the left and right sides of the print and horizontally along the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
12th month, 1743 or 1st month, 1744
Medium:
Urushi-e (lacquer) print
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
299 × 624 px
Museum record:
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