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Onoe Matsusuke I as Matsushita Mikinojō in the Play "Katakiuchi noriyaibanashi"

Tōshūsai Sharaku

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print of a man with a receding hairline wearing a dark kimono. A black and white hair bow sits on the back of his head. He holds chopsticks in his right hand and a half-open fan in his left armpit. The background is dark gray. There are Japanese characters on the left side. He looks to the right with eyebrows arched upward and mouth slightly ajar. His face is pale with rosy cheeks. Age spots cover the print.

Artwork Details

Date
1794
Medium
Woodblock print; ink, color, white mica on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
420 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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