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The Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V as a Samurai

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print of a man dressed as a samurai. He is wearing a red kimono with wide sleeves and a beige kimono with a floral pattern over it. The kimono is tied with an obi. His hair is styled in a traditional Japanese topknot. He has two swords at his side. The man is standing on a green floor, with a wall behind him decorated with a red and white leaf pattern. The background of the print is beige. The artist's signature is written vertically on the left side.

Artwork details

Date:
1771–72
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
300 × 625 px
Museum record:
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