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Arashi Otohachi I as a Famous Comedian

Kitao Shigemasa

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Man in a red kimono with gray and yellow accents, holding a parasol and walking. The kimono has a large circular emblem on the front, and the man wears traditional Japanese footwear. He holds a yellow parasol with a black and yellow handle over his left shoulder. The background shows a snow-covered ground and a wooden fence with a tiled roof structure behind. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the left side of the image. The image also features a tree with clouds and a mountain in the background.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1766
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
293 × 624 px
Museum record:
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