Actor Kataoka Nizaemon as Umeno Ichirōbei

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Actor Kataoka Nizaemon as the popular hero Umeno Ichirōbei, revealing his tattooed shoulder. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1859. The low-class hero slips off his robe, decorated with a fearsome dragon, to reveal his body tattoo (a snow scene shot through with lightning) Half-length figures

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Size: 2235px × 3246px
Location: Japan
Photo credit: © The Protected Art Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: acotr, art, body, dragon, ink, japanese, print, tattoo, ukiyoe