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The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Ukita Sakingo and Sawamura Sojuro III as the ghost of the courtesan Takao, in the play "Ominaeshi Sugata no Hatsuaki," performed at the Nakamura Theater, 1788

Torii Kiyonaga

Painted
1788
Collection
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban

Two kabuki actors on stage, by Kiyonaga in 1788. A rare actor print by an artist famous for beauties, with lavish costumes and cherry blossom recreating a scene from the play. Kabuki prints were the celebrity photos of their day.

Object record (Art Institute of Chicago) · CC0

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