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Arashi Rikan II as Kizu Kansuke; Ichikawa Ebijuro II as Horiguchi Manzaemon

Shigenao

Cleveland Museum of Art

Two men in traditional Japanese clothing are engaged in a fierce sword fight. The man on the left wears a black and white striped robe with red undergarments and has black hair; he lunges forward with a sword in his right hand. The man on the right wears a blue and white robe with a red sash; he holds a sword in both hands above his head. Behind the men is a grassy area with a large bundle of straw on the left and a tree trunk on the right. The background features a gray sky with rain falling. Japanese characters are written vertically on the bottom left and right of the image. A red structure is partially visible on the right side. The image depicts a dramatic scene with dynamic poses and muted colors.

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900 × 649 px
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