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Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as the Courtesan Toyama and Actor Ichikawa Kurizo as Higashiyama Yoshiwakamaru

Tōshūsai Sharaku

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two men in traditional Japanese clothing. The man on the left wears a brown kimono with white circular designs on the sleeves. A black sash wraps around his waist. He has black hair with a yellow and black headpiece. The man on the right wears a peach-colored kimono and sits; only his upper body and arm are visible. The man on the left stands, looking down at the seated man. A yellow background. Vertical black Japanese characters on the left.

Artwork Details

Date
1794–95
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
291 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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