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Portrait of Shun'oku Myōha

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a seated man wearing a robe, on a brown background. The man has a shaved head and is sitting on a cushion. He wears a gray robe with a pattern of small dots. A red, blue, and gold robe is wrapped around his waist. A small green stool with a footrest is placed in front of him. The painting has a border with a pink and green damask pattern and a thin gold line. The border is on the left and right sides of the painting. The image shows an Asian-style painting of a man sitting down. The man appears to be Shun'oku Myōha.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1383
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
373 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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