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Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan colored background. A sitting man on right side. He wears a black top hat, a black jacket with a high collar and a red and white kimono. The man sits on a brown wooden chair. On the left side, a portrait of a woman, shown from chest up. She has a blue and white kimono on with a red bodice. A blue and red head covering. Black text on right side and bottom left.

Artwork details

Date:
2nd month, 1861
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
430 × 624 px
Museum record:
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