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Kabuki Actor Ōtani Oniji III as Yakko Edobei

Tōshūsai Sharaku

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese man with black hair styled in a traditional topknot. He wears a striped robe with a round emblem on the back. His hands are raised with palms up and fingers spread. The man has a pale complexion, dark eyebrows, and red-rimmed eyes. The background is gray. The image is a traditional woodblock print.

Artwork Details

Date
1794
Medium
Woodblock print; ink, color, and white mica on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
417 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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