Kabuki Actors Sawamura Sōjūrō III and Sanogawa Ichimatsu III in "A Courtesan’s Mirror for the Eastern Provinces" (Keisei Azuma kagami)
Two men in traditional Japanese clothing, wearing kimonos. The man on the left has a long green kimono with yellow designs, a red lining, and a brown hakama over it, and carries a sword at his side and a large basket on his back. The man on the right wears a kimono with a gray background and red and yellow designs. They are standing in a room with a yellow floor, and a blue lower wall with white flowers. The background has a beige upper section; a window with a yellow grid is on the right; yellow and green bamboo leaves extend from the upper right. The image is a woodblock print.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1788
- Medium:
- Diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 570 × 624 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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