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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II

Katsukawa Shun'ei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of a man in traditional Japanese clothing. The man has a red and green patterned top with a brown undergarment, a black and white skirt, and black shoes. His face is painted with red and white makeup. He holds a sword in his right hand. There are green leaves in the upper left corner. The background is beige at the top and yellow at the bottom. Japanese characters are printed vertically on the left side.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1793
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
286 × 623 px
Museum record:
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