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Sakata Hangorō III as Fujikawa Mizuemon in the Play "Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga"

Tōshūsai Sharaku

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese man with a hairstyle featuring a short fringe and a ponytail is shown from the chest up. He wears a green patterned robe with black trim. The background is purple-grey. His eyebrows are thick and angled. His eyes are cast to the left. He has a neutral expression. There is vertical Japanese text on the left edge.

Artwork Details

Date
1794
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper with mica ground
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
424 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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