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Color print of Japanese man with sword making a funny face.
Ukiyo-e

The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo

Tōshūsai Sharaku
artist Toshusai Sharaku 東洲斎 写楽, Japanese, active 1794-95
date 1794
medium Color woodblock print; oban
origin Japan
dimensions 37.5 × 24.7 cm
credit line Clarence Buckingham Collection
exhibitions The Floating World and the Flat One
hall 38 Ukiyo-e
rights public domain (CC0)
Art Institute of Chicago Full image

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