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Utagawa Kunisada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print depicting a man with a sword and a fan. The man wears a dark red and white kimono with a geometric pattern. The kimono has large white diamond shapes outlined in red on a dark red background, with a white background inside each diamond with red accents. A gold and white pattern is on his kimono's sleeves and chest. He has black hair with a pink bow on top. The man holds a sword in his right hand and a closed fan in his left. He stands on one leg, with the other on a yellow block. A brown snake is on the ground next to him. There are green plants behind him and a yellow fan on the right. The background is beige with green and white waves. There is Japanese text on the right side. The print is by Utagawa Kunisada.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
444 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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