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The Actor Arashi Tominosuke (Standing) in the Role of Hyasakihime, and Ichimura Kamezo as Kanto Koroku

Ishikawa Toyonobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print depicting two men dressed in traditional Japanese clothing; one is kneeling on the floor and the other is standing. The standing man wears a kimono with a teal and gold pattern. He has black hair styled in a traditional Japanese manner and stands in a relaxed pose. The kneeling man wears a similar kimono and looks up at the standing man, holding a smoking pipe. The background shows a traditional Japanese room with shoji screens, a low table, and a window with a view of a tree and a decorative panel. The color palette includes shades of teal, gold, black, and beige. The image features Japanese text written vertically on the left and right sides.

Artwork Details

Date
probably January 1749
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
295 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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