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Ichikawa Raizo as Abe no Seimei

Kitao Shigemasa

Cleveland Museum of Art

A man with a shaved head and hair on the sides is wearing a patterned robe with a black obi; he holds a sword at his side and an open book in his left hand. He stands beside a twisted tree with clouds above. The background of the image is beige. The robe has a geometric pattern in shades of peach and gray. The man stands with his feet apart and his body facing left. His head is turned to look at the book. The sword handle is visible at his right side. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the right and left sides of the image.

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410 × 900 px
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