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The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro II as Fuwa Banzaemon in the play "Monzukushi Nagoya Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1748
Torii Kiyoshige
- Date
- 1748
- Medium
- Hand-colored woodblock print; habahiro hashira-e, urushi-e
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The scene is from the drama The Happy Couple of Nagoya, which was presented at the Nakamura theater in August 1742. Torii Kiyoshige’s mastery of portraiture is evident in this image.
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