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The Actor Onoya Matsusuke, in Female Robe of O-Kane, Adjusts the Comb in His Hair

Torii Kiyomitsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man dressed as a woman wearing an orange kimono with a white diamond pattern and a brown kimono with wave designs on the hem stands in a garden. He holds a basket in his left hand and adjusts his hair with his right hand. His hair is styled up with a black decoration. He wears white socks and patterned footwear. The background features green grass and flowering plants with orange flowers on the left. The artwork features Japanese text on the right side and in the bottom right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1735–1785
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
290 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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