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Kusunoki Masashige Bidding Farewell to His Son Masatsura

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting on a square object with a brown border and a white and brown background. A man and a woman are shown in traditional Japanese clothing. The man sits on the left facing right and the woman stands on the right facing left. The man wears a traditional Japanese helmet and armor. The woman wears a traditional Japanese kimono. They are separated by an abstract depiction of a mountain range. A building stands to the left. The sky has abstract black designs resembling flowers or fans. The border has a wavy pattern. The object appears to be made of wood or lacquer. The title of the painting is "Kusunoki Masashige Bidding Farewell to His Son Masatsura". The artist is not visually identifiable from the image.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Ink and color on cryptomeria (sugi) wood
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 399 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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