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Kabuki Actor Nakamura Nakazō I

Katsukawa Shunkō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of a man in traditional Japanese clothing. The man has a round face with a thick mustache and sideburns. He wears a headband, a long robe with a salmon-colored lining and a patterned design on the robe. The robe is wrapped around his body with an obi. He has a pouch attached to his obi on the right side. The man holds a pipe in his right hand and a fan in his left hand. He wears zōri sandals on his feet. The background features a wooden wall and a beige upper section. Japanese characters are written vertically on the right side of the print. The print has a rectangular shape with a light-brown background color.

Artwork Details

Date
4th month, 1783
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
295 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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