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The Actor Ichikawa Yaozō III as Fuwa Banzaemon in a Thunder Robe, Playing with a Fan

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man in traditional Japanese clothing, a kimono with a black and tan pattern, crouches down. He wears a black headpiece and holds a fan in his right hand. His left hand grips the hem of his kimono. The background of the image is tan. The man is drawn in black lines with some color. Japanese characters are in the bottom right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1794
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
289 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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