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Kabuki Actor Nakamura Sukegorō II as Kaminari Shōkurō

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man with a mustache wearing a black kimono with a red lining, a white kimono underneath with a pink and green stripe and a bamboo pattern, and a pink sash; he holds a sword and a black stick. His hair is styled in a traditional Japanese topknot. The background is beige with a darker beige floor and a black line running across the back. The artist's signature is written in black ink on the bottom right.

Artwork Details

Date
2nd month, 1780
Medium
One sheet of a pentaptych woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
288 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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