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The Actor Otani Hiroyemon III

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese man with a mustache and sidelocks wearing a red and brown yukata, a brown hakama over it, with a sword at his side, standing on one leg on brown ground, the other leg bent behind him, and extending one arm sideways; with a fierce expression; woodblock print.

Artwork Details

Date
1726–1792
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
298 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
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