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Two kabuki actors in white robes with swords stand on sand under a black night sky, in a color woodblock diptych print.

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Omi no Kotoda (right), and Otani Hiroji III as Bamba no Chuda (left), in the Joruri "Sono Chidori Yowa no Kamisuki" (The Plovers: Combing Hair at Midnight), from Part Two of the Play O-atsurae-zome Soga no Hinagata (A Soga Pattern Dyed to Order), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the Tenth Day of the Third Month, 1774

Two kabuki actors in white robes and red sashes stand on a sandy ground beneath a black night sky, each holding a sword. The left figure leans forward with a fierce scowl, while the right figure turns his head sharply, both amid a pale, leafless branch and mist. Color woodblock print, hosoban diptych.

Artist
Katsukawa Shunsho
Date
c. 1774
Medium
Color woodblock print; hosoban diptych
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1755 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1779).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Actores Nakamura Nakazo I y Otani Hiroji III en una obra de kabuki, c. 1774

Dos actores de kabuki con kimonos blancos y fajas rojas están de pie sobre un suelo arenoso bajo un cielo nocturno negro, cada uno con una espada. La figura izquierda se inclina con gesto feroz, mientras la derecha gira bruscamente la cabeza, junto a una rama pálida sin hojas. Grabado en color, díptico hosoban.

Português: Atores Nakamura Nakazo I e Otani Hiroji III em uma peça de kabuki, c. 1774

Dois atores de kabuki vestindo roupões brancos e faixas vermelhas estão de pé sobre um chão arenoso sob um céu noturno negro, cada um com uma espada. A figura da esquerda inclina-se com uma expressão feroz, enquanto a da direita vira bruscamente a cabeça, junto a um galho pálido sem folhas. Xilogravura colorida, díptico hosoban.

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