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Statue of the Bodhisattva Fugen (Fugenzō)普賢像

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark gray background with marbled pattern and worn edges. A strip of brown paper on left side with black Japanese characters written vertically. A small white label at top center with black text reading "No.49. FUDGENZO. DATE: 1790 BY UTAMARO".

Artwork Details

Date
1790, third month
Medium
Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
486 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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