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The Actor Morita Kanya Wearing One Sword

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two adjacent vertical panels depicting men in traditional Japanese clothing. The man on the left panel wears a pink, white, and green robe with a geometric pattern. He has a sword at his side with a tassel on the hilt; the scabbard is brown and gold. His hair is tied up in a bun; he wears white socks and black shoes. The man on the right panel wears a pink robe with a white floral pattern. He has a wide pink and white headband; his hair is tied up. The background of both panels features green hills and pink cherry blossom branches. The ground is yellow. Japanese characters are written vertically on the left panel and horizontally on the right panel.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1792
Medium
Diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
576 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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