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Ichimura Takenojō V as Yukanba Kozō Kichiza, from A Modern Water Margin (Kinsei suikoden)

Utagawa Kunisada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print of a man. The man has dark hair styled in a topknot. He wears a blue and white checkered robe over a black undergarment and a blue and white striped and checked collar. The sleeves of his robe have a blue background with red and blue floral patterns. He wears a blue cord around his waist with a rectangular silver plate. The background is beige with Japanese text. Green is visible at the bottom left. There are three colored rectangles with Japanese text on the right side. The rectangles are red, yellow, and brown.

Artwork Details

Date
1862
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
448 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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