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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shinozuka in a Shibaraku (Stop Right There!) Scene

Katsukawa Shunkō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese man wearing a traditional outfit, with a red outer robe featuring a white and red square design on the front over a white robe with green patterned undergarment. He holds a sword in his right hand and a woven basket in his left. A white headpiece adorns his head. The background is beige with small black Japanese characters on the right side. The man stands against a plain background with a white border.

Artwork details

Date:
11th month, 1790
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
287 × 624 px
Museum record:
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