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The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II Holding a Bow and Arrows

Torii Kiyomitsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a Japanese print of an actor dressed as a samurai. The man is standing, facing right with his body angled slightly left. He has short black hair. He wears a patterned robe in shades of gray, orange, and green. The robe has an intricate design featuring waves, fans, and other shapes. Underneath, he has an orange robe with a red sash. He wears white socks and zori sandals. The man holds a bow in his right hand and a quiver with arrows on his back and in his left hand. The background of the print is beige. There are several lines of Japanese text written vertically and horizontally around the man. Some of the text appears to be signatures or seals. The overall style of the print suggests it is a traditional ukiyo-e woodblock print.

Artwork Details

Date
1766
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
292 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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