Ichikawa Yaozo III in the Role of Sukeroku from the Play "Yukari no Edo-sakura", also known as "Sukeroku"
A Japanese woodblock print depicts a man in a black kimono with red lining holding a parasol above his head with his right hand. The parasol has a black and yellow canopy. He wears a sword at his side. He stands to the right of a man on one knee, dressed in a green kimono with white flowers. To his right, a woman wears a red and green kimono and a floral headpiece. She faces left. In the background, a beige wall features Japanese characters and a stack of objects resembling barrels. Cherry blossoms fall around the parasol. The print's background is beige.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1784
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 413 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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