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Double-Leaf from Album of Actor Portraits

Shōrakusai

Cleveland Museum of Art

Double-leaf from Album of Actor Portraits by Shōrakusai: The image shows a double-leaf page; the left leaf is blank with a black border, while the right leaf contains a portrait. The portrait depicts a man with pale skin and black hair styled in a traditional Japanese topknot. The man is wearing a brown robe with a wavy gold pattern and colorful diamond-shaped motifs in blue, green, pink, and purple. Underneath the robe, he has on a white garment with a collar that folds over. The background of the portrait is beige with a thin blue border. A vertical blue paper label with black Japanese characters is on the right side of the portrait. The double-leaf page has a beige background with darker beige edges. The image has a gray background.

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900 × 622 px
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