So who is this guy and why is his panting so famous?

It's not famous outside of 4chan. It's just a silly face. It's a curiosity, like "hotwife being molested by an octopus" or "giant fucking skeleton." There are much more famous paintings from Japan.

>>14928035
Maybe because he was an Emperor?
Ignorant fuck

>>14928076
>giving a fuck about feudal japan history

>>14928076
>Maybe because when an emperor
You act as if you know if single person who ever held the highest status of their respective society.

>>14928076
truly, shamfur dispray on OP's part!

>>14928048
It is a very famous ukiyoe in Japan. the expression of a actor who performs a villain was deformed. A classic of the expression technique of the present-day manga.

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>>14928035
Because japs have shit taste

don't open lewd

>>14928048
Except it's a very famous painting, right behind the one with waves.

>>14931335
Weird, I was reminded of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_K_jgE6mwE

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While we're on the note of Japanese art

Why is pic related common enough that it has a name for it?

deformation
illustration
ad
symbolization

>>14928035
Oniji Ōtani III, a famous Kabuki actor of centuries gone by.

coz he like "gimme dat ass mane" -v-

Have you ever played Go?
It's very frustrating if you get completely destroyed, which happens a lot.

>>14934874
for >>14933092

>>14934874
Go is hella fun, there should be a go /jp/ thread.

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>>14934771
Realism was found in fields except art in Japan.
It is, for example, a field of the natural history.