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The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V standing inside of a house and in front of an engawa

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a man in traditional Japanese clothing standing inside a house and in front of a sliding door or barrier, called an engawa. The man is wearing a kimono with a salmon-pink under-kimono and a patterned outer kimono. The man has his hair styled in a traditional Japanese topknot. The man is holding a sword at his side. The background is a simple beige wall. The floor appears to be made of wood. There are some Japanese characters written on the bottom right side of the image.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1772
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
297 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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