Japanese woodcut of a stern kabuki actor with a dragon tattoo on his bared shoulder, framed in a round mirror shape with red and blue patterned borders.

Actor Ichikawa Ichizō III as Sankichi in a Round Mirror Frame

A colour woodcut portrait set within a round mirror-shaped frame of red, blue and patterned borders. A kabuki actor with a stern expression, pale blue-shaded head and topknot bares one shoulder to show a dragon tattoo, above a white ruffled collar and dark robe. Vertical calligraphy and a red seal appear at upper left.

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Date: 1859
Medium: Woodcuts Mokuhanga
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2730 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1859.
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

19th century ukiyo-e 1850s 1859 bijin-ga mokuhanga japanese woodcut kabuki actor kunisada theatre print