Poster 'Head of a Young Man with Clasped Hands, Study of the Figure of the Christ' Size:XS underglaze painting over a slip

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Utagawa Hiroshige

Poster 'Head of a Young Man with Clasped Hands, Study of the Figure of the Christ' Size:XS underglaze painting over a slipThis Poster features Head of a Young Man with Clasped Hands, Study of the Figure of the Christ, this work is part of the group of Figures of Christ, alongside six other sketches depicting the same young man with black hair. As with the other identified drawings, it reveals how the artist sought the best angle or profile for the use of light. The model used to represent Jesus probably came from the local Jewish community in the neighborhood where