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The Actor Bando Hikosaburo III in the Role of Kanshojo

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man with long black hair wearing a pink robe with pink stripes and a kimono with a green and yellow floral pattern, brown pants, and white socks; his right arm bent at the elbow with palm facing outward and left arm bent across body. A large black background with pink lightning bolts and green wave-like lines. The man appears to be standing on ground with small black lines.

Artwork Details

Date
1796
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
296 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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