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Arashi Rikan II as Kizu Kansuke and Nakayama Bunshichi III as Hayashi Sanzemon from the Kabuki Play Eight Views of the Kizu River by Boating Song

Shunshosai Hokuchō

Cleveland Museum of Art

Two men in traditional Japanese clothing, specifically kimonos and hakama, are depicted in a dynamic pose. The man on the left wears a black and white kimono with a floral pattern, and pale blue hakama. He has black hair styled in a traditional Japanese manner and holds a curved sword above his head with both hands. The man on the right wears a salmon-colored kimono and blue hakama with a white pattern. He has black hair and holds two curved swords. The background is black at the top and fades to gray toward the bottom. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the right side. The overall composition suggests a scene of action and conflict.

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