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大坂下り早竹虎吉|Hayatake Torakichi from Osaka

Utagawa Yoshiharu

1857

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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Impressionism Realism Early 19th Century Acrobat

Dominant colour

大坂下り早竹虎吉|Hayatake Torakichi from Osaka is a 1857 ink by Utagawa Yoshiharu, a Impressionism work, depicting Acrobat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Utagawa Yoshiharu
When & what style?: 1857 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This painting depicts a scene with five people, each dressed in traditional Japanese attire. The person on the left is sitting on a red table, holding a fan and wearing a blue kimono with a white pattern. The other four individuals are arranged in a vertical line, with one person hanging upside down from a red bar. The person at the top is dressed in a blue kimono with a white pattern, while the person below is wearing a black kimono with a white pattern. The person at the bottom is lying on the ground, wearing a black kimono with a white pattern. The background of the painting is a light beige color, with a green floor visible at the bottom. The artist of this painting is Utagawa Yoshiharu.