Portrait of Shiratori Kenji, an Ainu Young Man

Portrait of Shiratori Kenji, an Ainu Young Man, painted by Aoyama Kumaji in 1911, oil on canvas. A young man with close-cropped dark hair is shown in bust-length view, head turned slightly to the side with his gaze directed toward the viewer, dressed in a dark jacket with a white collared shirt and dark tie. The palette is dominated by warm browns and ochres, with the muted background darker at left and lighter at right, and Japanese characters inscribed in the upper right corner.