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Ichikawa Yaozo III in the Role of Sukeroku from the Play "Yukari no Edo-sakura", also known as "Sukeroku"

Torii Kiyonaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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