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The Actor Otani Oniji

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print of a man, Otani Oniji, wearing a black and red outfit, with a sword at his side. He has a large stomach and is barefoot. The man holds a yellow parasol in his right hand. His left hand is not visible. He wears a black top with a red undergarment and a red sash around his waist. A sword with a gold hilt is sheathed on his left side. The background features a beige wall with a red curtain on the right side and a yellow floor. There are some green and yellow designs in the upper left corner. The print is signed in black ink on the bottom right.

Artwork Details

Date
1762–1819
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
293 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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