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The Actor Nakayama Kumetaro II

Tōshūsai Sharaku

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese man in traditional clothing. He sits on the floor with his knees bent. The man has dark hair, and he wears a headband. His outer robe has a black background with a pink floral pattern, and it has a round emblem on the back. Underneath, he wears a pink robe with white trim. He also wears pink pants. The background of the image is yellow. There is Japanese text on the left side. The text is written vertically. A small emblem is on the bottom left of the man's outer robe.

Artwork details

Date:
1794
Medium:
Left-hand sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
301 × 624 px
Museum record:
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