The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I in a female role

Arts of Asia

c. 1718

Torii Kiyomasu II
Japanese, 1706 (?)–1763 (?)

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Artist: Torii Kiyomasu II
Title: The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I in a female role
Origin: Japan
Date: 1713–1723
Medium: Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e
Dimensions: 29.2 × 16.2 cm (11 1/2 × 6 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Clarence Buckingham Collection
Reference Number: 1925.1723

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