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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Komazō III as Shiga Daishichi in the Play A Medley of Tales of Revenge (Katakiuchi noriaibanashi)

Tōshūsai Sharaku

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese man with black hair and red eyes wearing a black robe with a white circular emblem on the left side, green undergarment visible at the neckline. He holds a sword hilt with a gray and white handle and gold guard. The man faces left, looking left. There are Japanese characters on the left and right sides. The background is gray.

Artwork Details

Date
5th month, 1794
Medium
Woodblock print; ink, color, white mica on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
431 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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