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Utagawa Kunisada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of a man with a long black mustache and beard wearing a green robe with pink and orange designs. He wears a yellow headband and holds a long spear-like weapon. A smaller figure in a black robe kneels at his feet. The man has a serious expression. There are Japanese characters in black ink on the print. The background is white. The image is a print by Utagawa Kunisada.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
443 × 625 px
Museum record:
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