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Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Woman

Ippitsusai Bunchō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman, dressed in a white kimono with red accents and a floral hairpiece, with her right arm raised and holding a branch, and her left arm extended down. She stands on one leg, with the other bent behind her. The woman's kimono has a red circle design on the front. A man, wearing a multi-colored kimono with stripes, kneels on the floor, with his right arm extended. He looks up at the woman. A sword lies on the floor beside him. The background includes a green screen to the left and a dark-colored wall.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1770
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
322 × 624 px
Museum record:
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