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Bandō Hikosaburō III in the Role of Obiya Chōemon and Iwai Hanshiro IV in the Role of Shinanoya Ohan, from the Play “Nihonmatsu Michinoku sodachi”

Tōshūsai Sharaku

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two men in traditional Japanese clothing; one man standing and looking down, wearing a black and white striped kimono; the other man on one knee, wearing a kimono with a gray, white and orange pattern; both men have black hair.

Artwork details

Date:
1794–95
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; white mica ground
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
426 × 624 px
Museum record:
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