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斧定九郎・百姓与一兵衛(収載資料名:豊国画帖)

豊国 · 1860 · 1 picture

A Japanese woodblock print from 1860 by Toyokuni, issued as part of a picture album of kabuki actor portraits. It shows a costumed actor holding a parasol, with a small figure and a red panel in the lower left, all in dark indigo and black tones. A designer could take the strong diagonal parasol, the bold inset cartouches with vertical lettering, and the high-contrast dark palette.

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