Study in Japanese Costume

A single figure, likely male, sits or crouches in a rust-orange kimono with a white under-layer showing at the collar and sleeve, their dark hair cropped short and head tilted downward in profile. The garment is rendered in loose, sketchy strokes with patches of yellow and olive-green shading around the shoulders and background, while the lower legs and ground fade into unfinished dark smudges against the bare tan canvas. A small red seal or signature mark appears near the lower right; the overall effect is loose and unfinished rather than tightly resolved. Robert Blum, *Study in Japanese Costume*, 1891, oil on canvas.