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Bando Mitsugoro II

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man with a shaved head and a small topknot, wearing a gray kimono with black designs on the shoulders and a patterned sash; he also wears a salmon-colored undergarment and is barefoot. The man holds the left side of the kimono closed at his chest with his left hand. He faces left with his bare feet slightly apart. The background includes a beige floor and a beige wall with a large window. A thin branch with sparse leaves is visible in the upper right corner. The artist's signature is vertically aligned on the right edge.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1790–1797
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
294 × 624 px
Museum record:
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