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The Actor Ichikawa Ebizō (Danjūrō V) as the Elderly Samurai Sasaki Ganryū (?)

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese man with a long grey beard and red-and-white stripes painted on his face stands facing left. He wears a purple robe with white designs over a long robe that has a red geometric design. A sword hangs at his side. He stands in front of a wall made of vertical bamboo slats. The background behind him is light brown with bamboo shoots. A ruler is on the right side.

Artwork details

Date:
probably 1792 (Kansei 4), 4th month
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
356 × 625 px
Museum record:
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