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Actors Ichikawa Danjūrō IV as Yakko Yodohei and Nakamura Utaemon I as the Monk Kiyomizu no Seigen

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two men in traditional Japanese clothing. One man kneels on the ground, wearing a black and white robe with a green sash, and white pants. He looks up at the other man. The standing man wears a beige robe with green accents and holds a long green object in his left hand. He appears to have a mustache and wears a headband. The background is dark with diagonal white lines indicating rain. The standing man's kimono has a large wave pattern and he holds a rosary in his right hand. The kneeling man has a patterned circular emblem on his robe.

Artwork Details

Date
1769 (Meiwa 6), 3rd month
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
290 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
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