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Ichikawa Danjuro V and His Family

Torii Kiyonaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A color woodblock print depicting five people walking. The group consists of three women and two men. The woman on the far left wears a pink kimono with black obi and a yellow and black hat. She holds a yellow and orange fabric. A second woman, in the center, wears a black and white kimono with red lining and a black obi; she holds a black umbrella. A baby sits on her shoulders, wearing a red kimono. A third woman wears a kimono with a red and black patterned top over a striped kimono and a yellow and black hat; she holds a closed fan. A man on the right wears a white kimono and a black overcoat with a circular pattern; he holds an open fan. Another man, mostly obscured, wears a black kimono. The background is beige.

Artwork details

Date:
1782
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
411 × 624 px
Museum record:
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