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Imaginary portrait, Shuihuzhuan of Stage: Tōryūdai (Mitate Suikoden Tōrōdai) - Actor, Bandō Hikozaburō plays as Nyūunryū

Toyohara Kunichika

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a colored woodblock print of a Japanese man. The man has black hair and wears a purple robe with a white geometric pattern. Underneath, he has a green robe with a dragon design on the chest and red and white striped fabric around his waist. A headband wraps around his forehead. The background features blue and white vertical stripes, resembling curtains. Red flowers with green leaves hang from the top. Two vertical banners with Japanese writing are on either side of the man. A color gradient scale is to the right of the print. The print is on a beige background.

Artwork Details

Date
1875
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
490 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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