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Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugorō I in The Belle of Asakusa Temple (Keisei Asakusa no Kane)

Torii Kiyohiro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man wearing a kimono with a floral pattern and geta sandals carries a basket on a pole over his shoulder. The basket contains plants. The man stands beside a lattice fence. Trees and a bamboo fence are behind him. The image includes vertical writing in a foreign language. A red stamp is in the bottom-left corner. The image has a beige background.

Artwork details

Date:
12th month, 1754 or 1st month, 1755
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
303 × 624 px
Museum record:
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