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Kabuki Actors Nakamura Gentaro and Ikushima Shingoro

Torii Kiyomasu I

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two men in traditional Japanese clothing. The standing man on the left with long dark hair styled in a half-up half-down look with a ribbon. He wears a kimono with a light-beige background and dark geometric shapes and orange trim. The man on the floor on the right with short dark hair and a kimono with light-beige background and dark geometric shapes and orange trim. The seated man lies on the floor with his head tilted back and eyes closed. The background shows a beige wall with a red and black trim, a window-like opening to another area, with a hanging basket. The wall contains a rectangular paper or fabric with a white silhouette of a woman. There are Japanese characters on the right side. The overall color palette features beige, orange, black, and white.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1710
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
379 × 624 px
Museum record:
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