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A Man Attended by a Servant Carrying a Lantern

Okumura Masanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white drawing on beige background. Four people wearing traditional Japanese kimonos. The person on the left is crouched down, the three people to their right are standing. The person second from the left is holding a round object. The person on the far right is holding a lantern. The person second from the right is reaching out to the person on the far right. The drawing includes Japanese characters in the upper left. A ruler or color scale is at the bottom.

Artwork details

Medium:
Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 483 px
Museum record:
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