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Yamashina Shirojuro in the Role of Nagoya Sanzaemon

Tōshūsai Sharaku

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man with a shaved head and a small ponytail on top, wearing a dark green robe with wide sleeves and a white emblem on the left sleeve, and a white under robe with a floral pattern; the robe is wrapped around the body and fastened; over the robe, a white divided skirt with a floral pattern; holding a white folding fan in the right hand; a sword on the right hip; standing on a mustard-yellow background; Japanese characters in the upper right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1794–95
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
300 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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