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Mirror Images of Kabuki Actors (Yakusha awase kagami) 俳優相貎鏡

Utagawa Toyokuni I 歌川豊国一世

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two pages from a book, each with a portrait of a man in traditional Japanese clothing. The left page shows a man wearing a green robe with a white trim and a red and white checkered undergarment. He has a black topknot and is holding a sword in his right hand. The right page shows a man wearing a black robe with a red lining and a floral pattern. He has a black topknot and a red eye makeup. Both men are drawn in a traditional Japanese style. The background of each page is beige with Japanese text written in black ink. The pages are set against a white background.

Artwork Details

Date
1804
Medium
Set of two woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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