The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as a Nobleman Writing Poetry

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man in traditional Japanese clothing stands facing left, wearing a black hat. He wears a kimono with a large blue and white diamond pattern on the outside and a white kimono with a blue and purple pattern on the inside. A green obi is tied around his waist. He holds a biwa in his left hand. The background features a green stripe at the top with a branch and birds, and a beige wall behind the man. The artwork's title and artist are "The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as a Nobleman Writing Poetry" by Katsukawa Shun'ei.