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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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