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The First Nakamura Nakazō in the Role of Shimada no Hachizō

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a Japanese woodblock print of a man in traditional clothing. The man has a mustache and wears a headband, a robe with a paisley pattern in shades of red, orange and brown, and no shoes. He holds a pipe in his right hand and a black container in his left. The background includes a beige wall with a tree branch having reddish-brown leaves above the man's head. The ground appears to be a lighter shade of beige. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the left side of the print. The print's color palette is muted with earthy tones.

Artwork details

Date:
1783
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
293 × 624 px
Museum record:
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