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Ichikawa Danjūrō V in the Scene "Five Chivalrous Commoners" from the Play A Soga Drama on the First Festival Day

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Four-panel artwork depicting a Japanese scene. The artwork features four men standing side by side. They wear green robes with pink accents and hold swords. The man on the far left wears a robe with pink flowers. The second man from the left wears a white garment under his robe, and his head is bowed. The third man from the left holds a sword in front of him. The man on the far right holds a sword behind him. The background is beige at the top and yellow at the bottom. The men have black hair pulled back into a topknot. The artwork appears to be a traditional Japanese woodblock print. The men are likely actors, given the style and context. The image includes Japanese characters on the bottom right of each panel.

Artwork Details

Date
1780
Medium
Tetraptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 341 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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