The image shows a Japanese woodblock print. The print features a blue border with a floral pattern around the edges. The background of the print is beige. A large dark gray silhouette of a person's head and shoulders is in the lower half. The silhouette faces right. A small circular portrait of an actor in a green and black kimono is positioned above and to the right of the silhouette. The actor's head is turned to the left. A red vertical banner with black Japanese text is on the right side. There are several lines of Japanese text in black ink on the left and bottom right. A small red seal is on the upper left and lower right.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 19th century
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 414 × 624 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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