The image depicts a Japanese samurai. The man is wearing a blue, gold, and red samurai armor. He has a large gold and brown helmet with a plume on top of his head. He holds a sword in his right hand and a long spear in his left hand. The background of the image is beige with Japanese writing in black ink. There are also some red designs on the right side of the image. The artist's signature is written in black ink on the bottom right. The image is titled "Horimoto Gidayū Takatoshi" and is created by "Utagawa Kuniyoshi".
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1848
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 429 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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