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Color woodblock triptych of a man in a blue robe facing a snow-covered tree branch as snow falls, with a window and fire at right.

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro V as the Priest Sogen (Yuki: Iwakura Sogen Onoe Baiko), from the series "Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka no uchi)"

A man with a bare upper body and a pale blue-gray robe glares at a snow-laden branch on the left as snow falls against a dark sky. This color woodblock triptych shows a winter scene with a window and a glowing fire at right; the record identifies the figure as Onoe Kikugoro V as the priest Sogen.

Artist
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Date
1890
Medium
Color woodblock prints; oban triptych
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 862 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1890).
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, Frederick W. Gookin Collection

Español: El actor Onoe Kikugoro V como el sacerdote Sogen

Un hombre de torso desnudo y túnica azul grisácea mira con gesto tenso una rama cargada de nieve a la izquierda, mientras cae nieve sobre un cielo oscuro. Esta xilografía en color, un tríptico, muestra una escena invernal con una ventana y un fuego a la derecha; el registro identifica al personaje como el actor Onoe Kikugoro V en el papel del sacerdote Sogen.

Português: O ator Onoe Kikugoro V como o sacerdote Sogen

Um homem de torso nu e manto cinza-azulado encara um galho coberto de neve à esquerda, enquanto a neve cai sobre um céu escuro. Esta xilogravura colorida em tríptico mostra uma cena de inverno com uma janela e um fogo à direita; o registro identifica a figura como o ator Onoe Kikugoro V no papel do sacerdote Sogen.

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