Hanging scroll of two kabuki actors: one with red-and-white face makeup lifts a large lacquered box overhead, while a crouched companion in a blue patterned kimono looks up.

Kabuki actors in the armor-pulling scene from a Soga play

A hanging scroll of two kabuki actors in a Soga play scene: a figure with red-and-white face makeup and a black-and-white robe lifts a large lacquered object overhead, beside a crouched companion in a blue patterned kimono. Bright color on paper, with a red seal at lower left.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 1615-1868
Medium: Color on paper
Source: Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size: 1097 × 2094 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1868).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

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