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Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Tsurifune no Sabu

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man with short dark hair and red eye makeup wears a kimono with a red undergarment; the kimono is white with diagonal gray stripes. He wears a red sash and a yellow flower on the left side. A sword hangs from his left side. He stands facing left. In the background, there are two red lanterns with white and pink designs. Behind the man and lanterns, there are yellow walls and a yellow and gray awning. A window shows a wave design. The man stands on a beige floor.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1796
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
304 × 624 px
Museum record:
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