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Japanese woodcut of a man in a patterned kimono holding a long pole and smoking a pipe, with a crescent moon and diagonal snow streaks.

Actor Bandō Mitsugorō III as a boatman punting on a snowy night. Colour woodcut by Toyokuni, ca. 1812.

A standing man in a patterned green and tan kimono with black-edged sleeves grips a long pole, a pipe in his mouth, against diagonal streaks of falling snow. A thin crescent moon hangs above, and wavy lines below suggest water in this Japanese woodcut.

Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Date
[1812?]
Medium
Woodcuts Mokuhanga
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2659 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1822.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Actor Bandō Mitsugorō III como barquero en una noche nevada

Un hombre de pie, con un kimono verde y beige de dibujo geométrico y mangas de borde negro, sostiene una larga pértiga y fuma en pipa contra trazos diagonales que parecen nieve. Una fina luna creciente cuelga arriba, y líneas onduladas abajo sugieren agua en esta xilografía japonesa.

Português: Ator Bandō Mitsugorō III como barqueiro em uma noite nevada

Um homem em pé, com um quimono verde e bege de padrão geométrico e mangas de bordas pretas, segura uma longa vara e fuma cachimbo contra traços diagonais que lembram neve. Uma fina lua crescente paira acima, e linhas onduladas embaixo sugerem água nesta xilogravura japonesa.

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