This is a portrait of Duke Matsukata. Kuroda created this painting relatively late period, and it affected Go Hui-dong's Self-portrait with a Fan in composition.
Kuroda Seiki did not create many self-portraits, and this is one of them. Kuroda painted this self portrait eighteen years after creating previous self-portrait. Kuroda uses darker color than previous piece, put more emphsis on detail in this piece.
Kuroda Seiki did not create many self-portraits, but this is one of them. In this French style self-portrait, Kuroda uses bright color to present himself, and presents change of light.