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Actor as Master of Sagamiya (Sagamiya teishu)

Utagawa Kunisada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print. A man and a child in traditional Japanese clothing. The man wearing a long, dark robe with stripes and a red under robe. The man looks down at the child. The child wearing a robe with a colorful leaf pattern. The child looks up at the man. A green floor. A low table with a yellow pot and a tray on it to the left. A blue wall with white and brown designs behind them. A yellow wall with a window to the right. A red sign with black Japanese writing on the wall. A red tube with black Japanese writing on the floor.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Panel from a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
448 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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