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The Actor Bando Mitsugoro II in Ceremonial Robes with Kamishimo

Eishōsai Chōki

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese man sits facing left. He has black hair pulled up into a topknot. He wears a salmon-colored kimono underneath a beige kimono with a white design. The outer kimono has a crest on the sleeve. A sword protrudes from the right side of his obi. The background shows a beige wall with green at the bottom. A tatami mat with a design is on the floor. Pink cherry blossoms are on a branch extending from the upper left.

Artwork details

Date:
1751–1788
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
302 × 624 px
Museum record:
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