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The Actor Nakamura Nakazo as a Daimyo

Katsukawa Shunkō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print of a man dressed as a daimyo. The man has long black hair parted in the middle and falling to his shoulders. He wears a traditional Japanese kimono with a floral pattern and a white under-kimono. His kimono is beige with a red, yellow, and black floral pattern. He has a sword at his side. He wears traditional Japanese footwear. The man stands in front of a wall with a red and yellow striped base. The wall has a brown top rail. The artist's signature is printed in black ink on the bottom right.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1791
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
304 × 624 px
Museum record:
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