大鷲文吾(収載資料名:豊国画帖)
A Japanese woodblock print album page of 1859, made by the artist Toyokuni and published by Ise Kane for a general readership of collectors and theatre fans. The picture shows a kabuki actor in a bold red-and-black face paint, black hair piled high, and a patterned dark kimono with a sword at the waist, set against a large brown pale-disc backdrop. A designer might take its strong contrast of flat colour blocks, bold outline and dramatic close-up posing.
