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Ichikawa Ebizō V as Senso Dōjin (right); Jitsukawa Ensaburō as Jiraiya (left)

Hasegawa Sadanobu 長谷川貞信

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two vertical, rectangular Japanese woodblock prints side by side. The print on the left features a man with dark hair wearing a robe with a blue and red design. He holds a sword in his right hand. The background of the left print is dark blue with Japanese writing and a red boarder. The man on the right print is bald with a large build. He wears a white robe and holds his hands in front of him. The background of the right print is also dark blue with Japanese writing and a red boarder. Both prints have a beige background.

Artwork Details

Date
1854
Medium
Pair of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper; vertical chūban
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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