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Imaginary portrait, Shuihuzhuan of Stage: Tōryūdai (Mitate Suikoden Tōrōdai) - Actor, Ichikawa Danjūrō plays as Sanjō

Toyohara Kunichika

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print of a man holding a sword. The man wears a grey short-sleeved top with a yellow sash around his waist and a purple and white patterned cloth at his lower body. He has a white headband and black hair. He holds a long black sword with red Japanese characters vertically in front of him. His face is turned to the left. The background includes vertical blue and light blue stripes, and there are several colorful banners and signs with Japanese characters. Flowers are at the top left.

Artwork Details

Date
1875
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
425 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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