Sukeroku Item Number: 795/60 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Long rectangular print with black printed outlines and painted vermilion colour. Print is of Sukeroku, the hero of a Kabuki drama. He wears a black robe with a lobster motif and orange borders. He carries a sword and holds an umbrella. There five lines of Japanese script in the upper left corner and two in the lower.