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The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu as a Young Man Holding a Folded Letter

Nishimura Shigenaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man with dark hair styled up with a bow, wearing a long robe with a black and beige geometric pattern, holding a folded letter. The man is depicted in profile facing right. His hair is black and slicked back from his face. He wears a high-collared robe with puffy sleeves. The robe's pattern consists of black rectangles outlined in white on a beige background. The robe's hem has a beige base with black lines and shapes. The man holds a folded letter in his left hand, which is tucked into his obi. His right hand is not visible. The background of the image is a mottled beige color. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the left side of the image.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1765
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
156 × 622 px
Museum record:
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