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こうもり安・きられ与三(収載資料名:豊国画帖)

豊国 · 1860 · 丸甚 · 1 picture

A Japanese woodblock print from 1860 by Toyokuni, published by Marujin, drawn from the Toyokuni picture album and a kabuki theatre tradition. The scene shows two costumed actors in close conversation, one in a blue kimono with a striped hooded wrap and the other in grey with a pale hood and beaded necklace. The bold flat colour blocks, patterned textiles, and sharp facial expressions offer a designer strong examples of layered pattern and expressive character posing.

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