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Dutchman with a Servant

Kawahara Keiga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan background with a long rectangular decorative gold border. A man and a boy stand in the center. The man wears a red coat with gold trim and white buttons, blue cuffs, white stockings, a white collared shirt, a black tricorn hat with a gold ornament, and red shoes. He holds a pipe in the left hand and the handle of a red parasol in the right. The parasol is open and has a striped underside. The boy has brown skin and wears a pink robe with white polka dots, green shorts, black knee-high socks, and a red cap. He walks slightly behind the man on the right and holds a smoking pipe.

Artwork Details

Date
early 19th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, negoro lacquer roller knobs
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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