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The Actor Onoe Matsusuke in the Role of Lady Iwafuji

Utagawa Toyokuni I

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a standing woman wearing a kimono with a floral pattern. She is facing left and looking down. Her kimono has a white base color with pink flowers and green leaves. Over the kimono she wears a red garment with a black obi. On her head she is wearing a small black hat with two sticks protruding. Her left arm is bent at the elbow and her left hand is holding a fan. There are several lines of Japanese text to the left and right of the woman. The background color of the image is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1795
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
426 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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