Ichikawa Danjūrō IX in the Role of the Monk Mongaku from the Play "Mongaku Kanjincho"

The image depicts a man in a black robe holding a long, white scroll. He is balding with a receding hairline and has a thick, white mustache. The man is looking to his right, and his robe appears to be blowing in the wind. He wears a white undergarment and a white sash around his waist. His right arm is bent at the elbow, and his left arm is extended outward, holding the scroll. There are two people in the background. One person wears a blue garment and has their back to the viewer. Another person, mostly obscured, wears a black hat and a black garment. The background of the image is yellow-orange. There is Japanese text written vertically on the left and right sides of the image.