

The Actor Arashi Otohachi as a Young Samurai in Woman's Clothes
A Japanese woodblock print depicts two men. The man on the left wears a long kimono with a peach and green floral pattern and holds two swords. The man on the right wears a green kimono with a peach and leaf pattern and holds a parasol over the man on the left. The parasol is green with a peach emblem. Both men have topknots and wear geta. They are standing next to a pine tree. The background is beige with Japanese writing. The man on the left is dressed as a woman.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1756
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 307 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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