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Color woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white robe and crest, kneeling in heavy diagonal rain beside a red lacquered stage table with a bell and cups.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I in the Role of an Evil Courtier, Probably Prince Takahito, Illegitimate Son of Emperor Takakura, Disguised as Aso no Matsuwaka, in Part One of the Play Iro Moyo Aoyagi Soga (Green Willow Soga of Erotic Design), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the Thirteenth Day of the Second Month, 1775

A kneeling actor in a white robe with a round family crest and a sword at his side raises one hand against diagonal rain streaks, while a red-lacquered stage table holds a bell and cups at right. The color woodblock print in hosoban format shows a kabuki stage figure in dramatic costume.

Artist
Katsukawa Shunsho
Date
c. 1775
Medium
Color woodblock print; hosoban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1770 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1780).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Actor de kabuki bajo la lluvia, grabado en madera de Katsukawa Shunsho

Un actor arrodillado, con una túnica blanca, un emblema familiar redondo y una espada al costado, levanta una mano contra las líneas diagonales de lluvia, mientras una mesa de laca roja con una campana y tazas aparece a la derecha. La estampa en color y xilografía, en formato hosoban, muestra una figura escénica de kabuki con vestuario dramático.

Português: Ator de kabuki sob a chuva, xilogravura de Katsukawa Shunsho

Um ator ajoelhado, com uma túnica branca, um brasão familiar redondo e uma espada ao lado do corpo, ergue uma das mãos contra os traços diagonais da chuva, enquanto uma mesa de laca vermelha com um sino e xícaras aparece à direita. A estampa colorida em xilogravura, no formato hosoban, mostra uma figura de palco do kabuki com figurino dramático.

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