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Unidentified Actor (possibly Yoshizawa Ayame) as a Woman with a Sword

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman stands facing left; she wears a black and white striped kimono with orange lining and a short orange kimono underneath. A sword with a patterned scabbard rests on her right shoulder; her right hand grips the hilt. The woman's left arm is tucked into her kimono. She wears a black hat with a yellow cord. The background shows a wall with a patterned wallpaper section above; four white flowers are on the top section and two on the section below. A low wall runs across the image behind the woman.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1793
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
297 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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