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Five Popular Actors as the Gonin Otoko or Five Otokodate, in "Ume Wakana Futaba Soga"

Torii Kiyohiro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Five men in traditional Japanese clothing, specifically kimonos with various designs and patterns, including circular family crests. The men are depicted in a group. All five men wear hakama over their kimonos. They have distinctive hairstyles and facial expressions. Their kimonos feature intricate designs, including stripes, waves, and geometric patterns. The background of the image is a mottled brown color, resembling aged paper. There is Japanese text written vertically on either side of the image.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1755
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
441 × 624 px
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