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Kabuki Actor Nakayama Kojūrō VI

Katsukawa Shunkō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese man wearing a black robe over a patterned kimono, with a half-shaven head and topknot, stands facing left. He holds a woven basket in both hands. The background shows a yellow ground with flowering plants and a beige wall.

Artwork details

Date:
1786
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
292 × 625 px
Museum record:
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