# The Actor Onoye Matsusuke as a Ronin, in 18th-century Japan

Tōshūsai Sharaku designed this. It is now at The Met in New York.

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## The work

- Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: H. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm); W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
- Type: Prints
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, JP1738
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Tōshūsai Sharaku](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/toshusai-sharaku), Japanese

Sharaku remains one of the puzzles of Japanese art. Within about ten months in 1794–95 he designed some 140 portraits of kabuki actors for the publisher Tsutaya Jūzaburō, then disappeared from the record.

8 works in the collection.

## Walk on

- [More by Tōshūsai Sharaku](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/toshusai-sharaku?hang=749) (8 works)
- [More Ukiyo-e](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/ukiyo-e?hang=749) (172 works)
- [The 18th century](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18?hang=749) (347 works)

## Get it

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- [The work's page](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-actor-onoye-matsusuke-as-a-ronin-met-56046)