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The Actor Azuma Tōzō I as a Woman Carrying Two Bird Cages

Torii Kiyomitsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man dressed as a woman wearing a kimono with a yellow, orange and gray pattern stands facing right; the kimono has a long train. The woman's hair is styled in an updo with a decorative pin. She carries a pole with two large birdcages on either end. The woman stands on a flat surface. A tree branch with leaves is at the top left. The background is beige with Japanese writing throughout.

Artwork Details

Date
1768
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
284 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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