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Nine Prints Depicting Dual Portraits of Actors in Roles

Utagawa Hirosada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two pages of a booklet with colorful illustrations of actors in various poses. The top left illustration shows an actor in a grey outfit with a blue undergarment and a red and white striped headband holding a grey and red fan with both hands up to his mouth. The top right illustration shows an actor in a purple outfit with a white undergarment and a white and purple striped headband holding an orange fan in his right hand and a pipe in his left hand. The bottom left illustration shows an actor with a shaved head wearing a white robe against a blue background. The bottom right illustration shows an actor wearing a black robe sitting against an orange background with a patterned blue sleeve. The background of the pages is beige with Japanese writing on black banners.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1852
Medium
Nine woodblock prints
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 418 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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