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Nakamura Tomijuro as an Old Man with a Scanty Beard

Katsukawa Shunkō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of an older man with a sparse beard wearing traditional Japanese clothing, holding a staff. The man has gray hair and a gray mustache and goatee. He wears a red robe with wide yellow and green stripes on the sleeves and a circular emblem on the right side. A yellow kimono is draped over his shoulders. He holds a staff in both hands. The background is beige at the top, fading to yellow at the bottom. The artist's signature appears in black ink on the bottom right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1780
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
305 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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