Iwai Hanshirō IV as Shigenoi in the Play "Koinyōbō Somewake Tazuna"

Portrait of a man with a serious expression, turned slightly to the left. He wears a traditional Japanese robe with pink floral patterns on a white background, with a reddish-brown section at the bottom. A black undergarment is visible at the sleeve edge. The man holds a closed fan in his left hand, with a design on the front. His hair is styled in a traditional Japanese manner, swept back and secured with a brown and gold headpiece. A long, thin, straight piece of wood or material protrudes from the headpiece. The background is dark brown. Japanese characters are written vertically on the right side.