Yamashina Shirojuro in the Role of Nagoya Sanzaemon, Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794–95

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Yamashina Shirojuro in the Role of Nagoya Sanzaemon, Edo period (1615–1868), 1794–95, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 12 3/4 x 6 in. ( x cm), Prints, Tōshūsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–95), The samurai in this print wears an overvest (kataginu) with matching trousers (hakama), a less formal ensemble than the jacket (suo) and long trousers (nagabakama) shown in this case. The print, part of a triptych, presents the actor Yamashina Shirojuro in the role of the samurai Nagoya Sanzaemon from the kabuki play Keisei sanbon karakasa (The Courtesan and the Three Umbrellas

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