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The Fifth Ichikawa Danjuro as an Old Man with Long Gray Hair

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woodblock print depicts a man with long gray hair wearing a brown robe over a white kimono. The man has a mustache and sideburns. He walks barefoot on a brown floor. The robe covers one shoulder and has a white square on the sleeve. The man holds the robe closed at his chest with one hand. The background shows a wall with a bamboo-like pattern at the top. Below the bamboo pattern, the wall is beige. The floor has a blue and orange half-moon pattern. The artist's signature is on the right. The print's color palette includes shades of brown, beige, blue, orange, and black. The subject appears to be Ichikawa Danjuro.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1773
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
294 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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