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The Third Segawa Kikunojō as Ochiyo and Bando Mitsugorō as Hanbei

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two people wearing traditional Japanese kimonos. The person on the left is a man with a hairstyle gathered on top of his head. He wears an orange and gray kimono with patterns. The man holds an object resembling a gourd or a lantern. The person on the right is a woman with the hair adorned with a red headband and hairpins. She wears a black and orange kimono with a large floral pattern. She carries a large fan or umbrella. The background is beige with a few Japanese characters in the top left corner.

Artwork Details

Date
5th month, 1781
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
437 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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