Title: The Messenger in Black
Object type: Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1726–1792
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 12 7/16 in. (31.6 cm); 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1923
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Swords, term: Men