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Color woodblock print of a samurai with a sword in front of a dark-faced demon with a billowing white veil, on a pale background and green floor.

The Actors Otani Hiroji III as Koga Saburo, and Ichimura Uzaemon IX as the Devil of Kogakeyama, the Spirit of Wakasa no Zenji Yasumura, in the Play Kono Hana Yotsugi no Hachi no Ki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1771

A samurai in a grey patterned kimono with a round crest and a sword at his waist stands in front of a dark-faced demon whose white veil billows behind him. Bold color woodblock print on a pale ground with a green floor and striped, patterned robes.

Artist
Katsukawa Shunsho
Date
c. 1771
Medium
Color woodblock print; hosoban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1785 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1776).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Actores Otani Hiroji III e Ichimura Uzaemon IX en obra de kabuki, 1771

Un samurái con un kimono gris de estampado geométrico, un blasón redondo y una espada en la cintura, está de pie frente a un demonio de rostro oscuro cuyo velo blanco ondea detrás de él. Grabado en color de tonos vivos sobre fondo pálido, con piso verde y ropajes rayados.

Português: Atores Otani Hiroji III e Ichimura Uzaemon IX em peça de kabuki, 1771

Um samurai com um quimono cinza de padrão geométrico, um brasão redondo e uma espada na cintura, está de pé diante de um demônio de rosto escuro cujo véu branco ondula atrás dele. Xilogravura colorida de tons vivos sobre fundo claro, com chão verde e vestes listradas.

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