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Album of Twenty Half-Length Portraits of Actors in Roles

Shunbaisai Hokuei 春梅斎北英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A book with twenty traditional Japanese woodblock prints of actors in various roles. The title on the cover reads "Album of Twenty Half-Length Portraits of Actors in Roles" and the artist is "Shunbaisai Hokuei". One of the prints depicts a man with dark hair and a patterned kimono with blue, red, and gold colors. He has his right hand raised to his head and his left hand extended outward. The print is on a beige background with a white border and is mounted on a black background. A color palette is on the left side.

Artwork Details

Date
1830s
Medium
Folding album; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette