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Ichikawa Sadanji as Dozaemon Denkichi in a Kabuki Play

Toyohara Kunichika

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese man with dark hair wearing a patterned robe with dark blue base and light blue and gray designs, has a blue and gold circular emblem on the back; a white and blue scarf around neck; looking left. He holds a sword in his right hand with a blue scabbard and a red and gold hilt. A large white scroll with black characters is behind him held up by his left hand. The background is red. Small rectangular colored inserts with black or blue Japanese writing are on either side.

Artwork details

Date:
September, 1882
Medium:
One sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
410 × 624 px
Museum record:
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