The Actor Sakata Hangoro II and the Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV
Two men in traditional Japanese clothing, pink robes and yellow patterned hakama, standing side by side. The man on the left holds a long staff or spear with both hands, while man on the right holds a sword. Both men have black hair styled in a traditional Japanese topknot and wear footwear; the man on the left has socks and shoes, while the man on the right is barefoot. The background features a wave design on the bottom half and two different textured wall-like patterns on the top half, one dark and one light. The image is a diptych, printed on two panels side by side.
Artwork details
- Medium:
- Diptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 592 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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