Nobleman and Warrior

A man in traditional Japanese clothing holding a sword stands on tatami mats next to a pile of armor. The man wears a green robe with a red lining and a black hat. He holds a sword in both hands. A helmet rests on the floor. A pile of armor with a grey top sits on a wooden stand to the right. The armor is black and red with gold accents. The background features a wall with Japanese writing and a curtain with a leaf pattern. The floor is made of tatami mats.

Artwork details

Date:: 19th century
Medium:: Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 538 × 624 px
Museum record:: View original

Palette

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Hata Rokurozaemon Disguised as the Samurai's Manservant (Yakko) Igaguri Hanehei (left), and Nakamura Noshio I as the Lady-in-Waiting Koto no Naishi (right), in the Dance Sequence "Sodegasa Momiji no Tekuda" (Umbrella Sleeves: Coquettish Tricks at Maple Time), from the Fourth Act of the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki (The War Tale Taiheiki: With Din and Clamor of Battle), Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776

Two Women, from the series Spring Poems on Ushiwaka for the Year of the Ox (Ushiwaka haru)

Courtesan and Kamuro Strolling at the Entrance Gate of the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarters

Youth as a Stand-in Monju

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Soga no Juro Sukenari Disguised as the Proefessional Jester Senraku (?) in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Second Month, 1769 (?)