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Kabuki Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as the Sword Master Kyōgoku Takumi, from the series Issei ichidai atari Kyōgen (Hits of a Lifetime of Kyōgen)

Shunkōsai Hokushū 春好斎北洲

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print of a man's head and chest in a circle. The man has a large black pompadour hairstyle. He wears a blue and black kimono with a circular design on the right shoulder. A sword handle is visible at the bottom. The man holds a sword in his right hand which is raised to his mouth. He has a surprised or annoyed expression. The background of the circle is beige. There are Japanese characters on the left and bottom of the print. A small red seal is on the left. The background of the print is beige with a white border.

Artwork details

Date:
1825
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink, metallic pigment, and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
427 × 624 px
Museum record:
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