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The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon in Ceremonial Robes of Green and Pink, Drawing His Sword

Utagawa Toyokuni I

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man in a green robe with short sleeves and a pink and white floral patterned skirt crouches with bent legs. He is barefoot with white socks bunched around his ankles. He holds a long sword with a brown and black handle in both hands in front of him, pointing to the left. The man has black hair and a white face. There are four lines of foreign writing in black on the right side. The background is gray with a slightly textured appearance. A beige border frames the image.

Artwork Details

Date
1769–1825
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
431 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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