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Mizuki Kikusaburo as a Woman Standing near a Small Stream and Looking at a Wandering Puppet-showman Impersonated by Ichimura Takenojo (Later Known as the 8th Ichimura Uzaemon)

Okumura Masanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A black and white drawing on aged paper depicts two people in traditional Japanese clothing. The person on the left wears a kimono, hakama, and geta. They carry a box with a smaller person sitting on top. The box has a handle on top. The person on the right wears a kimono and a long piece of fabric wrapped around their left arm. They have a ribbon in their hair. There are Japanese characters on the bottom left and right. A small red rectangle with Japanese characters is in the middle. A color scale is at the bottom. The background is aged paper with darker spots.

Artwork Details

Date
probably 1709
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 485 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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