Painting

The painting by Shibata Zeshin depicts a man walking to the left, viewed from the side. He has a mustache and wears a dark rounded cap, a light robe with wide sleeves that hang down behind him, and a short loincloth. The man holds a stick or spear-like object in his right hand and a bundle of sticks or grass in his left hand. The man is barefoot. The background is a light beige color with a darker beige border. There are some darker lines on the ground to the left of the man. A small red seal is visible in the bottom-right corner.

Artwork details

Date:: 19th century
Medium:: Album of seventeen sketches; watercolor on paper; mounted on natural silk
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 600 × 480 px
Museum record:: View original