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Arashi Rikan II as Danshichi Kurōbei in Mirror of Naniwa: The Summer Festival

Shunbaisai Hokuei

Cleveland Museum of Art

A man kneels on one knee while another man grips his head from behind. The kneeling man wears a red loincloth and a pink garment draped over his shoulders. The man behind him wears a blue and red patterned kimono. A sword with a blue handle rests on the kneeling man's shoulders. The background is black at the top and fades to light brown at the bottom. Several footprints are visible on the ground. The image contains several Japanese characters written vertically.

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