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The Fourth Ichikawa Danjuro as a Yakko (servant) seated upon a Large Cake of Mochi Prepared for the New Yer Celebration

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print of a man sitting on a large cylindrical object. The man wears a green kimono and a traditional Japanese hairstyle. He sits on a white cylinder with a pink base. The cylinder has green leaves on top of it. The man holds a sword in his right hand. He has a patterned orange and brown kimono wrapped around his waist. The background includes trees and a beige sky. Japanese characters are written on the bottom of the print.

Artwork details

Date:
1772
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
289 × 623 px
Museum record:
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