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The Actor Arashi Wakano

Nishimura Shigenaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman wearing a yellow kimono with pink and black accents and holding a parasol stands facing left. The parasol is pink with yellow accents and a scalloped edge. The parasol handle is long and thin. The woman's kimono is decorated with images framed in circles. She stands on tan ground before some foliage and a tree with pink flowers. There are Japanese characters on the right side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1738
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
306 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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