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The Actor Morita Kanya VIII as Tatsugorō

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of a Japanese man on a beige background. The man has long black hair pulled into a topknot on the back of his head with two long sideburns. He wears an elaborate hairstyle adorned with two long curved feathers. The man sports a long mustache and beard. He wears a white kimono with an orange obi. The man sits on a green and orange platform. The image shows a color reference chart on the right side.

Artwork details

Date:
1794 (Kansei 6)
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
372 × 624 px
Museum record:
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