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The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro in the Role of Koshizuka

Torii Kiyomitsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman wearing a pink kimono with a white and brown floral design and a pink lining, and a brown kimono underneath with a white lining and a floral design. She has black hair with a gold ornament on top and a fan in her right hand. A long pink object with tassels hangs over her left shoulder. Her kimono trails on the ground behind her. She faces left and slightly away from the viewer. The background is tan with Japanese characters vertically written on the left and right sides. A yellow sun or light shines from the left.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1767
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
287 × 624 px
Museum record:
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