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The actor Nakamura Nakazo as a rokuju-rokubu (pilgrim to Buddhist temple)

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a Japanese woodblock print of a man dressed as a Buddhist pilgrim. He wears a gray robe with gold trim over a lighter-colored robe and white undergarments. A red and gold crown-like object sits atop his head. He has black hair and holds a staff in his right hand. The man appears to be looking down. He stands on a patterned floor with a stool to his right. The background is beige with a subtle pattern and Japanese characters in the upper right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1780
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
290 × 625 px
Museum record:
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