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The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as a Fish Peddler

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a man in traditional Japanese clothing, specifically a kimono, standing and holding a basket. The man has dark hair styled in a traditional Japanese manner with two buns on top of his head. He wears a green kimono with white dots and orange accents. The kimono has an orange sash around his waist. He is barefoot and wears traditional Japanese sandals, but they are not visible as his feet are flat on the ground. In his right hand, he holds a large basket with a handle by a rope. The basket contains what appears to be a white fish. The background is a plain beige color with a darker beige floor. There are Japanese characters on the left side of the image, written vertically. The overall color palette is muted, with shades of green, orange, beige, and white.

Artwork Details

Date
1726–1792
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
288 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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