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The Actor Oneo Kikugoro in the Role of Soga no Goro

Torii Kiyomasu I

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a man in traditional Japanese clothing. He stands facing left; his head is turned. He wears a kimono with a green and gold pattern and a beige under-kimono. His hair is pulled back. He holds a shamisen. The man stands on a raised platform. A barrel with a character on the front is on the platform to his left. A fence and a branch with blossoms are behind the barrel. A building with a green roof and a sign with a plant on it is behind him. A small character and a small cylindrical object are on the bottom left.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1748
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
308 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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