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The Actor Ichikawa Danzō IV in the Role of Ono Sadakurō

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print of a man standing in rain. The man has a bald head with some hair combed back on either side. He wears a tan and white checkered garment wrapped around his waist. A yellow garment is draped over his back and left shoulder. The man holds a sheathed sword in his right hand. He stands on green ground. Rain falls in diagonal white lines. A tree branch with green leaves extends into the top center. The background is gray. The image is rectangular.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1781
Medium
One sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
292 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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