Self-portrait for the Uffizi in Florence

The Uffizi in Florence holds the largest collection of self-portraits in the world. Tetsuo Hara is the first Japanese manga artist the museum has asked for a self-portrait. On 2 November 2025, during his visit, he handed a painted self-portrait to the Uffizi, showing himself in a coat with a raised collar, against a midnight blue and purple background studded with stars. The work went to the Department of Prints and Drawings. Hara was received by director Simone Verde and by Emanuele Merlino, who, on behalf of Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, gave him a reproduction of the Pugile in riposo from the Museo Nazionale Romano.