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The Actor Ichikawa Komazō II in the Role of Ono Sadakurō

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a man with dark hair tied up, wearing a black top with a red sash around his waist and red shorts. He is barefoot and holds two swords, one in each hand, with the blades facing away from him. The man stands on a yellow-brown ground with sparse vegetation. In the background, diagonal white lines suggest rain, and a tree branch with green leaves is visible at the top. The artist's signature appears in black ink on the bottom right. The man faces left, looking downward.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1790
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
311 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
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