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Danjūrō VII's Benkei as Fudō Myōō

Utagawa Kunisada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts Danjūrō VII as Fudō Myōō. The figure has a red face with blue eyes and a gold headpiece. He has long, black hair with curled ends. He wears a beige top and purple bottoms. He has a large, black cape with gold embellishments and red lining. The figure holds a blue sword in his right hand and a black fan with orange designs in his left hand. He sits on top of several people wearing blue and white armor with red and green accents and blue helmets with red and white crests. The background is beige with green at the bottom and Japanese writing throughout.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1824
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
544 × 625 px
Museum record:
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