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A Samurai who Hides His Features with His Hat

Okumura Masanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A black and white drawing on beige background depicting four people. The person on the left is a woman wearing a kimono with floral designs. The woman on the left faces right. The two people in the middle are men; the one on the right faces left, and the one on the left faces right. The man on the left wears a striped kimono with a sword at his side. A hat covers most of his face. The man on the right wears a kimono and a headband. The man on the right crouches. The man on the upper right wears a kimono. The man on the upper right sits on the floor next to a low table with items on it. The table includes a box, a book and a rectangular object with Asian characters. The people all wear traditional Japanese clothing.

Artwork Details

Medium
Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 484 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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