Portrait of Ichimura Takenojō and Sanjō Kantarō, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1793, Japan, Tan-e (hand-colored print); ink and color on paper, Aiban; H. 13 3/16 in. (33.5 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm), Prints, Okimura Toshinobu (Japanese, active 1725–50), This print shows two actors before a single mirror. In Toshinobu's image, the male actor Sanjō Kantarō is depicted in a female role, with the actor Ichimura Takenojō 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
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Portrait, Ichimura Takenojō, Sanjō Kantarō, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1793, Japan, Tan-e, hand-colored print, ink, color, paper, Aiban, H, 13 3/16, 33.5 cm, W, 9, 22.9, Prints, Okimura Toshinobu, Japanese, active, 1725–50, print, two actors, single mirror, Toshinobu, image, male actor, Sanjō, Kantarō, depicted, female role, actor Ichimura, Takenojō, seated, front, mirror, right foreground, leads, viewer diagonally, interior, indicates, setting, actors, dressing room, preparing, performance
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