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The Actor Ogino Isaburō as an Itinerant Flower Vendor

Nishimura Shigenobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man dressed in traditional Japanese clothing stands facing left. He wears a black robe over a kimono with a yellow undergarment and a patterned sash. His hair is styled in a traditional topknot and he wears a headband. The man holds a pole with a basket on one end over his right shoulder. In front of him, on his right, is a display case with a tree and potted plants. The background is a light brown color, and there is Japanese text on the left edge and at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1738
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
315 × 625 px
Museum record:
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