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Album of Thirty Actor Prints

Utagawa Kunisada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print. Two rows of scenes. Top row: three men in traditional Japanese clothing with black hair and pale robes with blue and pink floral designs on a blue background with pink leaves. Bottom row: man in a yellow robe holding another man in a black robe with white stripes; man in a black robe holding a sword and falling over backwards on a wood floor. A teal pillar on the right side. A teal and pink wall on the back.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Album of 30 woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
401 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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