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早野勘平・こしもとおかる(収載資料名:豊国画帖)

豊国 · 伊勢兼 · 2 pictures

This is a Japanese woodblock print from the Toyokuni picture album, published by Iseka, showing kabuki actors in costume for a theatrical audience. Two actor portraits show a woman in a patterned blue robe with a hair ornament, and a samurai in black with a red undershirt drawing a sword; designers can take the bold flat colour blocks, strong outlines and dramatic poses.

Japanese picture books (ehon)

National Diet Library, Japan (国立国会図書館) · Public Domain Mark (PDM), National Diet Library · More from this library