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The Actor Ichimura Kamezo in the Role of Sogo no Juro Sukenari, in the Drama "Edo Murasaki Kongen Soga"

Torii Kiyomitsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man dressed in a kimono with a red and tan pattern is drawn in profile facing left. He wears an over kimono with a plaid pattern. The man has his hair pulled back and his hands by his sides. A low table with an object on it is drawn to his right. The background of the drawing is tan with black Japanese writing and a red seal. A gray and black color gradient bar is on the left.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1761
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
386 × 624 px
Museum record:
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