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The Actor Bando Hikosaburo 2nd as an Oiran in a Gauze Kimono, Standing, Tying Her Obi

Torii Kiyomitsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese print of a woman in a traditional kimono. The woman has dark hair styled in a bun with a decorative pin. Her kimono is light-colored with a floral pattern and she wears a semi-sheer gauze kimono over it. The woman is standing and tying her obi sash. The background of the print is a light brown color with Japanese writing in black ink. The overall style of the print is traditional Japanese ukiyo-e.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1764
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
97 × 620 px
Museum record:
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