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Fireman

Utagawa Yoshitora

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a man in a black sleeveless top, black pants, and a long blue patterned coat; his left arm features a vibrant tattoo. He wears a headband with a plume and a black and gold headpiece and shoes. The man touches the top of a pole-mounted lantern with his right hand; the lantern has a red and black top and a white pleated shade. A beige building with four windows and a tan background appear behind the lantern. The background of the image is pinkish-beige; it displays several vertical columns of Japanese text in black ink and three rectangular designs in red, black, and gold. A red rectangular seal is in the lower right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1858
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
445 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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