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The Fourth Ichikawa Danjuro in the Role of Yahei-byoe Munekiyo

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is a traditional Japanese woodblock print. The print depicts a man and a woman. The man is on the left, wearing a red and beige robe with a beige and brown checkered under-kimono. He has a white face with red makeup around his eyes and mouth, and black hair in topknots. The man holds a pipe in his right hand and is barefoot. The man is standing on a green floor with his right leg bent. Behind him to the right is a woman with an orange head covering and a long green kimono with orange flowers. The background includes a gray wall with a geometric pattern and orange beams. The wall has a green base. The man and woman appear to be indoors. The style is traditional Japanese ukiyo-e.

Artwork Details

Date
12th month, 1768
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
285 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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