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The First Nakamura Nakazo in the Role of Raigo Ajari, a Buddhist Monk

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print of a man standing over a fire. The man has dark hair and a mustache. He wears an orange undergarment and a green and black garment over it. A red circle design on the front and a black design on the back. The man holds a stick with a flame on the end. The man stands on a gray ground with a log and flames to his left. A tree with green needles and a thick brown trunk arches over the man. The tree trunk is on the right. There are green hills in the background. Gray sky.

Artwork Details

Date
2nd month, 1771
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
290 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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