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The Actor Ichikawa Komazo as the Peddler Soga no Juro Sukenari

Torii Kiyomitsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a man in traditional Japanese clothing. He wears a long robe with a patterned design in shades of orange, brown, and gray. The robe has a black design on the left shoulder. He has a headband on his head and zori sandals on his feet. In his left hand, he holds a large fan. His body faces left, and he looks in the same direction. To his right is a table with two shelves, holding various items, including a covered dish. Behind the table is a tree with sparse foliage. The background is beige with some darker clouds. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the left side and horizontally at the bottom of the image.

Artwork details

Date:
1761
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
292 × 623 px
Museum record:
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