Unidentified Actor as a Kyokaku Standing at the Foot of a Cliff in a Snow Storm

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a man dressed as a Kyokaku, standing at the foot of a cliff in a snowstorm. He wears a red and yellow plaid garment wrapped around his body, with a green lining visible. Over this, he has a salmon-colored robe draped over his shoulders and back. His right arm is raised with the hand open, while his left arm is bent, with the hand also open and positioned near his body. He holds a sword in his left hand. The man has black hair and wears black socks and shoes. The background features a cliff to the man's right, with snow falling around him. A color palette ruler is placed to the right of the artwork.