The Actor Otani Hiroji III, Armed with a Sword

The image depicts a man in a dynamic pose, crouched down on one knee. He wears a traditional Japanese garment with a floral pattern, featuring red and green designs on a white background. The garment is open at the front, revealing his bare torso, which has red markings. His face is painted with red makeup around the eyes and mouth. He holds a black object to his mouth with his right hand and grasps a sword with his left hand. The background shows a wall of vertical bamboo stalks with leaves. The artwork's color palette includes shades of red, green, black, and beige. The overall style is traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock printing.