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Actor, Nakamura Shikan plays as Ootomo no Kuronushi, Onoe Taganojō plays as Kurosome no rei, from Tsumoru koiyuki no sekinoto

Hashimoto Naoyoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two men in traditional Japanese clothing, with dark hair and ornate kimonos featuring red, blue, yellow, and white designs. The man on the left wears a large, round hat and holds a long wooden object. The man on the right holds a similar object and wears a black kimono with a red design. Both have pink cherry blossoms above them. The background on the left is dark blue, on the right is dark gray with some green. There are vertical banners in the background with Japanese writing.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1882
Medium:
Two panels of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 452 px
Museum record:
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