初代市川 男女蔵の桃井若狭之助|The Actor Ichikawa Omezō I as the Young Daimyo Momonoi Wakasanosuke
1795
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
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1795
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
初代市川 男女蔵の桃井若狭之助|The Actor Ichikawa Omezō I as the Young Daimyo Momonoi Wakasanosuke is a 1795 ink by Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英, a Romanticism work, depicting Actor, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a man in a green robe and wide pants, holding a long sword. His black hair is tied back, and he looks serious. The background is mostly blank, so the focus stays on him. This is a portrait of an actor playing a young nobleman. The artist used bold lines and simple colors to make the figure stand out. Next, look up Katsukawa Shun'ei to see more prints like this one.
