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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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