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The Actors Ichikawa Yaozo III and Nakamura Sukegoro II

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two men in traditional Japanese clothing, one on the left and one on the right. The man on the left is barefoot, wearing a short white undergarment with a patterned design and an outer garment with wide orange and brown stripes; he holds a sword in his right hand. The man on the right wears a headband, an orange garment, and a long blue and gold patterned robe; he holds a bow in his left hand and a quiver and bow case in his right. The background features a wall with a brown stripe containing six circular designs, and a lower section with a repeating pattern. Japanese characters are written vertically on either side.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1791
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
575 × 624 px
Museum record:
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