The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX in the Role of the Warrior Nitta Yoshisada (1301–1338), Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1759


The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX in the Role of the Warrior Nitta Yoshisada (1301–1338), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1759, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 3/8 x 6 5/8 in. ( x cm), Prints, Torii Kiyomitsu (Japanese, 1735–1785), The actor's pen name, Kakitsu, is written to the right of his shoulder and his role and name to the left. His black and white crest is an orange-like fruit which appears also in the pattern of his robes


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