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Ogino Isaburo as Asamajiro; Sanogawa Ichimatsu as Fujitaro

Torii Kiyonobu I

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two men in traditional Japanese clothing, one on top of the other. The man on top wears a kimono with a yellow, black, and white design and holds a pipe or sword. The man below wears a kimono with a similar design, and his hair is styled in a distinctive fashion. Both men are barefoot. The background features a traditional Japanese building with a roof, sliding doors, and a tree with blossoms. There is Japanese text at the bottom and on the left side.

Artwork details

Date:
1748
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
302 × 624 px
Museum record:
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