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Ichikawa Danjuro II in the Role of Soga Goro from the Play "Yanone"

Torii Kiyomine

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of a man in traditional Japanese clothing. The man is wearing a patterned robe with shades of blue, green, orange, and black. He has a fierce expression on his face and is holding a longbow and arrow. The man is barefoot and sitting on a low stool. There is a basket with a large stone in it in front of him. The background of the print is beige. There is Japanese writing in black ink throughout the image.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1820
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
537 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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