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Ichikawa Monosuke II as Soga no Juro Sukenari (?)

Katsukawa Shunkō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man in a traditional Japanese robe with black background and yellow designs stands facing right. He has a pink sash and lining on the robe with a white and gray patterned section down the middle. He wears a brown fur collar around his shoulders. He holds a large staff in his right hand with a red and orange flame design near the top and a brown cord extending to the upper right corner. His left hand holds a brown object with a sword at his side. The man wears white shoes and has short black hair. The background is beige at the top and yellow at the bottom. There is Japanese writing on the left side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1785
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
295 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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