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The Actor Ichikawa Monosuke II as Chivalrous Commoner

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man wearing a red kimono with white flowers and a black kimono with yellow flowers underneath, holding a sword, standing on a sandy area with a body of water and hills in the background. The man has a hairstyle with a small topknot and wears geta sandals. A cherry blossom tree branch with pink blossoms is above him. The kimono has a white undergarment visible at the bottom. The man is standing with his weight on one leg and the other foot resting on the ground.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
292 × 625 px
Museum record:
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