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Kabuki Actor Ōtani Hiroji III

Katsukawa Shunsen

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kabuki actor Ōtani Hiroji III in a dynamic pose. The actor wears a red undergarment and a long, black outer robe with yellow dots; additional yellow and white striped fabric wraps around his waist. His feet are bare. The actor's hair is styled with a topknot. He holds a sword at his side. Behind him, a beige wall features a vase with flowers on the left and a brown, latticed screen on the right. The artist's signature appears at the bottom right.

Artwork Details

Date
1780s
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
292 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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