Actor Ichikawa Omezo as Kajiwara Genta, woodblock print

A standing kabuki actor in a dark robe with a bold geometric pattern of green, cream and blue diagonals, gripping a long sword at his hip while looking sideways. His long hair is swept up and a striped fan-shaped crest appears at the chest. The ink and color print shows a flat, patterned background with a warm paper tone.

Artist

Utagawa Toyokuni

Date

ca. 1815

Medium

Woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi), ink with color

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

888 × 1884 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum