

Kabuki Actors Onoe Kikugorō III as Shizuka Gozen and Nakamura Utaemon III as Kitsune Tadanobu, in the play Yoshitsune senbon zakura (The Thousand Cherry Trees of Yoshitsune)
Two vertically rectangular artworks side by side. The artworks have a thick border. The border has pink cherry blossoms on a blue background at the top and bottom, with pink and blue geometric pattern on the sides. The border has Japanese writing on the right and left sides. The background of each artwork is beige. The artwork on the left shows a man with black hair in a traditional Japanese hairstyle, wearing a predominantly orange kimono with blue accents. The man looks to the right with a frown on his face and his right hand raised to his mouth. The artwork on the right shows a woman with black hair styled up and adorned with a blue floral headpiece, wearing a black kimono with pink and gold accents. The woman looks to the left with a serious expression on her face. The artworks appear to be traditional Japanese woodblock prints. The overall background is white.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- Diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 441 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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