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The Second Ichikawa Monnosuke as a Samurai Standing by a Wooden Bench

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a man wearing a pink, black, and white kimono with a swirl pattern, a straw hat, and a sword at his side. He stands on a wooden staircase with his left hand on his hat. The background shows a wall with pink cherry blossoms and a gray sky. The man has dark hair and a red face. He wears a wide sash around his waist and has a sword sheath hanging from it. His kimono has wide sleeves and a long skirt. The staircase has railings on the left side. The background wall is light brown with darker brown lines. A few Japanese characters are written vertically on the right side of the image.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1794?
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
290 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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