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Evening Glow on a Traveling Drama [Chinese watching a Kabuki play]

Utagawa Yoshitora

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print depicting a scene in two parts. The top part shows a woman in a blue and red kimono and a man in a black kimono on a wooden stage. The woman on the stage wears a striped kimono and holds a sword. The man on the stage sits on one knee, wearing a black kimono with a green undergarment and a blue obi; he holds a sword. Behind them, a man in a blue garment bends over, and a white paper lantern with Japanese writing hangs above. The bottom part shows five men in simple garments sitting below the stage, looking up. The background of the top part features a green mountain under a grey sky. The entire scene is framed by a thin border.

Artwork Details

Date
1st month, 1861
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
427 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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