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Ichikawa Danjuro Fifth as Kyo no Jiro in Disguise as Dekuroku byoe the Stree Puppet-showman

Torii Kiyonaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A color woodblock print depicting a scene with seven men. The man in the foreground on the left wears a kimono with a white and orange pattern and holds a basket of plants on his head. He stands facing right. The man in the foreground on the right kneels facing left and wears a kimono with a light brown background and a dark brown obi. A man stands beside him. Four men sit at a table in the background. Three of them wear green kimonos; one of them wears a green kimono with a black obi. The background is a muted green and beige color. The image has a traditional Japanese style.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1788
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
442 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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