Artwork preview

An Actor of the Bando Line as an Outlaw Brought to Bay on the Bank of a River

Katsukawa Shunjō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print depicting a man in a dynamic pose. He wears a traditional outfit with a red and yellow pattern and a white top. His face is painted red around the eyes. He has one knee bent and the other leg extended. His right arm is raised. He holds a paper in his left hand. The background features wavy lines suggesting water and yellow shapes resembling bushes or trees on the horizon. The print's color palette includes shades of yellow, red, and muted tones. The image is bordered by a white frame. Japanese characters are written vertically on the left side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1780
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
312 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
View original
Palette