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The Second Ichikawa Monnosuke as an Unarmed Man

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two vertical, rectangular panels side by side, depicting two men in traditional Japanese clothing. The man on the left wears a kimono with a red and blue design featuring orange circles. The kimono has a long train and a sash at the waist. He has a traditional Japanese hat on his head. He faces right and stands beside a tree with sparse leaves. The man on the right wears a kimono with a colorful floral design. The kimono is open at the front, revealing an orange under-kimono. He wears a hairstyle with a portion of hair pulled back and secured. He faces left, looking down and holds a pipe or similar object in the left hand. The background of both panels is beige with a brown section at the bottom. Branches with sparse leaves hang from the top. Japanese characters are written vertically near the bottom of each panel.

Artwork Details

Date
probably 1778
Medium
Diptych (probably two sheets of a triptych) of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
579 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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