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Utagawa Kunisada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The print by Utagawa Kunisada features a man in traditional Japanese clothing. He wears a blue robe with a white and blue checkered pattern on the lower half. A purple and gray undergarment is visible beneath the robe. His hair is styled in a traditional Japanese manner. He holds a long object in his right hand. The man stands on grass. A dark background with red streamers and gold dots is behind him. A child in a yellow robe with a green and white checkered pattern appears to be suspended in mid-air to the man's right. A red banner with black Japanese characters is on the top left. A similar red banner with red Japanese characters and a golden decoration at the top is on the bottom right.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
418 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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