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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V as Sakata Kintoki in the Play Raikō’s Four Intrepid Retainers in the Costume of the Night Watch (Shitennō tonoi no kisewata)

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image features a Japanese woodblock print depicting a man dressed in traditional clothing. The man wears a black kimono with white Japanese characters on the back, a wide orange and black striped sash around his waist, and a patterned orange and white undergarment visible at the back of his neck. His hair is styled in a traditional Japanese manner, with a portion pulled back and secured. He holds a pipe in his mouth. The background includes a beige wall and a yellow and brown wooden panel at the top. Small black Japanese characters are positioned to the right of the man. The image has a white border.

Artwork Details

Date
11th month, 1781
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
287 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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