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The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as Yorimasa

Ippitsusai Bunchō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print of a man dressed as Yorimasa. He wears a yellow kimono with a floral pattern and a brown under-kimono with a circular pattern. The man has black hair and holds a bow and quiver of arrows. A sword hangs at his side. He sits on the floor with his knees bent. A brown and white bird flies in the upper-left corner. A vertical green banner with Japanese writing hangs on the right. The background is a muted brown color.

Artwork Details

Date
1770
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
281 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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