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A Tall Young Man Carrying a Bamboo Rake Over His Left Shoulder

Torii Kiyomitsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A tall young man with a slender build, wearing a kimono featuring a large, dark-colored, wavy pattern on a light background, with the kimono wrapped around his body, is depicted on a long, narrow piece of artwork. The man, turned to the right, carries a bamboo rake over his left shoulder, with the rake extending upwards to the top of the artwork. He wears his black hair in a traditional Japanese style. The background shows trees and a cloudy sky in black. The image is rendered in black and shades of brown on a beige background.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1763
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
99 × 621 px
Public Domain
Yes
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