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The Actor Segawa Kichiji as a Daimyo's Young Son, and Sanogawa Ichimatsu as a Samurai Attendant

Ishikawa Toyonobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A traditional Japanese woodblock print. The print depicts two men. The man on the left sits on the ground with his legs tucked under him. He wears a robe with a black and white checkered pattern and floral designs in shades of blue and pink. The man holds a staff in his right hand. The man on the right stands with one knee bent. He wears a tall black hat, a robe with a pink background and blue and white circular designs. A low table sits between the two men with an object on it that resembles a rolled-up mat or a bundle. Japanese characters are written vertically on the left and right sides of the print. The background of the print is beige with rough, uneven edges.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1750
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
455 × 624 px
Museum record:
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