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The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I in the Role of Satsuma Kushi no Gengobyoye

Torii Kiyonaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man wearing a kimono stands facing right. He has his left arm raised. He holds a sword in a sheath with his right hand. He wears a checkered kimono over a salmon pink garment. The man stands on a tatami mat floor. A fence with cherry blossoms is behind him. The background is beige. There are several Asian characters on the print. A color gradient bar is on the right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1763
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
363 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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