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Drawing Intended as Design for an Actor Print

Utagawa Kunisada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print of a man with head of another man on an umbrella. The main man is kneeling on a wooden floor. He has a mustache and short black hair with long black hair on top of his head. He wears a kimono with wide sleeves and a sash. He holds a sake bottle in his left hand. The head on the umbrella appears to have short gray hair with a receding hairline and wears a robe. The background features horizontal black lines. The entire image is printed on beige paper. Japanese characters are written throughout.

Artwork Details

Date
1833–47
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
448 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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