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The Actor Arashi Tominosuke I in an Unidentified Role as a Courtesan
The Actor Arashi Tominosuke I in an Unidentified Role as a Courtesan
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

The Actor Arashi Tominosuke I in an Unidentified Role as a Courtesan

Artist/Culture (Japanese, active 1737–76)
Dateabout 1755
Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper; benizuri-e
DimensionsHosoban: 29.2 x 13.6 cm (11 1/2 x 5 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
MarkingsPublisher:'Yamashiro-ya' [horizontal rectangular seal]
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.345
DescriptionThe print depicts Arashi Tominosuke in an unidentified role as a courtesan standing in a room; the room is open on the side adjoining the engawa, beyond which a pine tree and bamboo is seen. In her left hand she holds a red lacquer sake cup. Her uchikake (overdress) has a pattern of ume (plum) blossoms upon clouds on a black ground.
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