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The First Nakamura Sukegoro in the Role of Ōmi Kotōda in "Kiku wa Mukashi Soga-monogatari"

Torii Kiyohiro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man in traditional Japanese clothing with a red and black kimono, holding a fan, crouches on one knee. He has black hair and an angry expression on his face. A scroll floats above him. He sits in front of a bush with orange flowers. The kimono has a large circular emblem on the sleeves and back. The man appears to be in a dynamic pose. The background is beige. There are several Japanese characters written vertically on the left and horizontally on the right.

Artwork Details

Date
2nd month, 1746
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
302 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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