Portrait of Sanjō Kantarō in the Female Role of Yaoya Oshichi in the Play "Fuji no Takane" ("The High Peak of Mount Fuji")
A man wearing a kimono with a red, yellow, and gray design stands with his weight on his right leg. He holds a stick in his right hand against the top of his head and his left arm is bent up at the elbow. He is standing next to a black box with designs on it, and an object with a long neck and scroll-like middle protrudes from the box. The background is tan.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1730–40
- Medium:
- Tan-e (hand-colored print); ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 335 × 623 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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