Hanging scroll of a standing figure in a black floral-patterned robe with two swords at the waist, set on a tan ground with a brocade border.

Samurai

A standing figure in a black robe with red and white flowers stands against a plain tan ground framed by patterned brocade. Two swords are thrust through the sash, and the hair is gathered in a topknot; the ink and color on paper are flat and stylized.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 1650/75
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1569 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1775).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Samuel M. Nickerson Endowment

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