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Nakamura Utaemon as Inanoya Hanbei

Shunkōsai Hokushū

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print depicts a man with a serious expression. The man has black hair styled in a traditional Japanese topknot. He wears a red and white checkered kimono with a pattern of flowers or leaves on the right shoulder. A black kimono with a white circular pattern drapes over his left shoulder. He sits with his right arm bent at the elbow. The background of the print is a light beige color with Japanese writing in black ink. The writing is arranged vertically and horizontally throughout. A small red seal is on the left side.

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Dimensions:
624 × 900 px
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