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小松屋宗七(収載資料名:豊国画帖)

豊国 · 1861 · 加ゝや · 1 picture

A Japanese woodblock print from 1861 by Toyokuni, published by Kagaya, showing a kabuki actor portrait from an album of his work. The single picture shows a man in a striped kimono with a dark pompadour and a bold blue calligraphic brushstroke behind him, against a green rocky ground, a strong flat-colour composition a designer could borrow for bold graphic framing and contrast.

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