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The Third Matsumoto Koshiro in the Role of Matsuomaru in "Sugawara"

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of a man in traditional Japanese clothing. The man has black hair styled up with a small topknot, and his face is painted with red around his eyes. He wears a robe with a pink and white checkered pattern and pink lining; the robe has a circular emblem on the back. The robe is tied with a pink sash that hangs down on the right. He stands on a green surface with his feet apart and holds a sword in front of him with both hands. His left leg is bare below the knee. The background includes a brown fence or wall made of vertical slats behind the man and a beige sky. There is a small ceramic-like object with a lid on the bottom left.

Artwork details

Date:
summer, 1768
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
294 × 625 px
Museum record:
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