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The Actor Otani Oniji III

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a man in traditional Japanese clothing. He wears a green striped robe over a brown kimono with a white collar. His hair is pulled back into two buns on either side of his head. He has white socks and zori sandals on his feet. The man stands on a yellow floor with his arms crossed. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the left side of the image. A branch with pink blossoms extends from the top left corner. The background features horizontal pink and gray stripes with three oval shapes on the right side.

Artwork details

Date:
1762–1819
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
284 × 623 px
Museum record:
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