Portrait of Ichimura Takenojo and Sanjo Kantaro. Artist: Okimura Toshinobu (Japanese, active 1725-50). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Aiban; H. 13 3/16 in. (33.5 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm). Date: ca. 1793.This print shows two actors before a single mirror. In Toshinobu's image, the male actor Sanjo Kantaro is depicted in a female role, with the actor Ichimura Takenojo seated in front of him. The mirror in the right foreground leads the viewer diagonally into the interior and also indicates the setting: the actors are in a dressing room preparing for a performance. Gold dust was applied to the actors' belts--a technique that classifies the print as urushi-e (lacquered). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Portrait of Ichimura Takenojo and Sanjo Kantaro. Artist: Okimura Toshinobu (Japanese, active 1725-50). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Aiban; H. 13 3/16 in. (33.5 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm). Date: ca. 1793.This print shows two actors before a single mirror. In Toshinobu's image, the male actor Sanjo Kantaro is depicted in a female role, with the actor Ichimura Takenojo seated in front of him. The mirror in the right foreground leads the viewer diagonally into the interior and also indicates the setting: the actors are in a dressing room preparing for a performance. Gold dust was applied to the actors' belts--a technique that classifies the print as urushi-e (lacquered). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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