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The Second Ichikawa Komazo in the Role of Yanekozo

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print. The print shows a man standing on a sandy beach area. The man has short dark hair and is wearing a light-colored kimono with a black outer robe that has long black strips on it. The man is barefoot and holding a large woven hat over his left shoulder. His arms are wrapped around himself. He is standing in front of a body of water, with a tree to his right and a grassy area and trees in the background. A color gradient scale is on the right side. The background of the image is beige. Some Japanese characters are written vertically on the bottom right of the print. A tree branch with leaves is at the top.

Artwork details

Date:
2nd month, 1794
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
364 × 625 px
Museum record:
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