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Basketry Work: By the Craftsman Ichida Shōshichirō of Naniwa (Kagozaiku Naniwa saikunin Ichida Shōshichirō)

Utagawa Kunisada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A colorful Japanese woodblock print depicts a pink, muscular man with a black hat and green shorts standing on a green platform. He is surrounded by a peacock to the left, and a dog and another creature below. The man has curly hair and a large build, and appears to be holding an object in each hand. The peacock faces left and has a long neck and tail feathers. The dog is black and white. The other creature has a curly mane and wears a patterned robe. Pink flowers and green leaves are in the bottom-left corner. The background is beige with Japanese text.

Artwork details

Date:
1819
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
450 × 624 px
Museum record:
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