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Japanese Drawing

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Japanese Drawing by shows three men sitting on the floor. The man on the left has short dark hair and wears a green robe with wide sleeves and a white sash. He sits cross-legged, facing right. The man in the middle is balding with a mustache and wears a dark robe over a white garment. He sits cross-legged, facing forward, and holds a sword. The man on the right has short dark hair and wears a blue robe with wide sleeves and a blue sash. He sits cross-legged, facing left, and holds a piece of paper. The background is beige with some Chinese characters written vertically on either side of the men.

Artwork Details

Date
early 19th century
Medium
On paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 441 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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