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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
Public Domain
Yes
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