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The Actor Sanogawa Ichimitsu in Role of Kumenosuke

Torii Kiyomitsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man wears a yellow kimono with brown skirt and brown and yellow haori; he holds a long-stemmed pipe and a birdcage. The man has black hair and a partially shaved head; he faces left. A flowering tree branch stretches across the top. The background is off-white. Japanese characters are on the left and right.

Artwork Details

Date
1735–1785
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
289 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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