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Silhouette Image of Kabuki Actor

Utagawa Yoshiiku

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a large dark gray silhouette of a person's head and shoulders. The silhouette faces right. The person has long hair pulled back with a curved section on top of their head. A small section of hair hangs down in front of their ear. The background of the image is a light beige color. A red vertical rectangle with black Japanese characters is on the bottom left. A thin gold line runs vertically along the right side, with a thicker gold line to its left. A pink section with two thin gold lines is at the bottom. A small gold and white design is on the right side.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
432 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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