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The Actor Ichikawa Raizo as Soga No Goro

Katsukawa Shunshō

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a man wearing a pink and gray kimono with a yellow and orange pattern. He has black hair and is holding an orange object above his head with one hand. The object appears to have a handle and a square base. His other arm is extended outward. He is standing in front of a beige background with a green and brown striped section at the top. There are also some pink branches and a gray patterned section behind him. The man appears to be wearing a traditional Japanese garment.

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