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斧定九郎・早野勘平・百姓与一兵衛(収載資料名:豊国画帖)

豊国 · 木屋 · 2 pictures

A Japanese woodblock print from an ehon picture album by Toyokuni, published by Kiya, showing kabuki actors in dramatic poses. The first print shows a bald, wide-mouthed man in a green robe reaching out beneath a round portrait of a young actor in a checked kimono. The second shows a black-robed swordsman drawing a blade with a fierce glare. Designers might take the bold flat colour blocks, the strong diagonal compositions, and the expressive faces that convey tension.

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