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Actor, Danjuro, Impersonating Murubashi Chuye

Toryusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man dressed in traditional Japanese clothing and armor, holding a long sword above his head with his right hand and a shorter sword in his left hand. He wears a brown robe over a yellow and red robe. The armor on his legs is yellow and red. He has black hair and is barefoot. He appears to be kneeling on one knee. In the background, there is a building with a tiled roof and a stone wall. The wall has a honeycomb pattern. The image is in a monochromatic color scheme with shades of yellow, brown, and black. The image appears to be on aged paper with some damage around the edges.

Artwork details

Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
291 × 623 px
Museum record:
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