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The Actor Nakamura Rikō, as a Courtesan with a Sword

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman wearing a kimono stands on a yellow floor with a sword by her side. Her kimono is black with a gold floral pattern, and she is holding a cloth with a black and gold pattern. She has an ornament in her hair. The wall behind her is beige with a geometric pattern on the bottom half. The top section of the image is beige, with some black Japanese text on the right side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1780
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
327 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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