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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V

Katsukawa Shunkō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of a male figure in traditional Japanese clothing. The man wears a black and gold striped robe over a brown kimono. His black hair is tied back with a white ribbon. He holds a large fan in his right hand and has his left hand at his side. He wears white socks and traditional Japanese footwear. The background features a bamboo fence and a beige sky with hanging bamboo leaves. The figure stands on a yellow floor.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1788–90
Medium:
One of a diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
278 × 624 px
Museum record:
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