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Ichikawa Ebizo IV in the role of Takemura Sadanoshin

Tōshūsai Sharaku

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of a man with fair skin, looking left. He has black hair slicked back and pulled up in a small thin topknot. The hair is brushed forward and angled slightly upward at the sides, above the eyebrows. His eyebrows are thick and dark and angled downward with a V-shape in the center. The man wears a rust-colored robe with a diamond pattern, the robe has a blue shoulder section. The robe's scarf-like neckpiece is white. The sleeves have multiple creases at the cuffs. The background behind the figure is brown, with some darker brown scratches. The figure's hands are not fully visible.

Artwork Details

Date
Probably late 1880s or early 1890s
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
425 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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