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The First Nakamura Nakazo as an Unarmed Man Standing in a Dramatic Pose

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a man with long black hair, wearing a traditional Japanese garment. The garment is primarily white with black spots and has a red sash around the waist; it also has beige and white stripes on the skirt portion. The man is barefoot and has a red marking on each cheek. He appears to be standing in a dramatic pose, leaning forward slightly. He stands on a brown surface, with a branch featuring pink blossoms and thin brown sticks to his right. A fence constructed of vertical brown sticks is behind the sticks. The background is a light beige color with darker spots. There is Japanese text written vertically on the right side of the image.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1777
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
317 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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