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The Actor Ichikawa Ebizō III as Shinozuka Iga no kami Sadatsuna in a Shibaraku Scene

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print of a man in traditional samurai clothing. He wears a red and white patterned robe with a red sash and a patterned scarf around his neck. The man holds a sword at his side and a red object in his right hand, possibly a block of wood. His face is painted with distinctive red and white stripes. A bow and quiver are visible behind him. The background of the print is a light brown color with some darker brown spots. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the left side of the print.

Artwork details

Date:
1775 (An'ei 4), 11th month
Medium:
Left sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
297 × 623 px
Museum record:
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