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Kabuki Actors Osagawa Tsuneyo II and Ichikawa Danjūrō V

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two Japanese men in traditional clothing, likely kimonos, standing in a room. One man on the left holds a long red and brown sword-like object. He wears a brown kimono with a red and gold patterned hem and a black and red striped top. His hair is styled in a traditional Japanese manner. He stands barefoot on wooden blocks. The man on the right holds a long spear-like object. He wears a pink kimono with a gold patterned skirt and a pink and gold shawl. His hair is styled in a traditional Japanese manner. Both men are positioned in front of a wall with a grid-patterned window. A bamboo tree branch hangs down from the top of the image. The background of the image is a light beige color.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1780s
Medium
Diptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
565 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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