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Sawamura Sojuro III and Arashi Murajiro as Kusunoki Masatsura and Koto no Naishi

Torii Kiyonaga

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts two men in traditional Japanese clothing standing on a bridge. The man on the left wears a black robe with white polka dots and a white head covering; he holds a parasol in his right hand and a sword in his left. The man on the right wears a light-colored robe with a floral pattern and a black head covering; he holds a sword at his side. A railing runs along the bottom of the image, and a tree branch with blossoms extends from the top. Japanese characters are written in black ink throughout the image.

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617 × 900 px
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