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Utagawa Kunisada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Red and white vertically mirrored image of a man with long hair upside down on a green pole with grey arch at top. The man is wearing a red outfit with polka dots. The background fades from blue at the top to beige at the bottom. The image has Japanese writing on it. Print by Utagawa Kunisada.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
446 × 624 px
Museum record:
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