Onoe Kikugorō in the role of Yaoya Oshichi and Nakamura Kiyosaburō as her lover the koshō (page) Kichisaburō
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
- Museum record:
- View original
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