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Onoe Kikugorō in the role of Yaoya Oshichi and Nakamura Kiyosaburō as her lover the koshō (page) Kichisaburō

Okumura Masanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts two men in traditional Japanese clothing. Both men wear long, flowing robes with floral patterns and have their hair styled in buns. The man on the left wears a hat resembling a triangular roof and holds an object with a long handle and multiple strings. The man on the right wears a tall, conical hat with green stripes and holds a similar object with a long handle and a wide, flat end. The background is a light brown color with some darker brown spots and Japanese text written vertically along the right edge.

Artwork Details

Date
1750
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
440 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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