Portrait of Sanjō Kantarō in the Female Role of Yaoya Oshichi in the Play "Fuji no Takane" ("The High Peak of Mount Fuji

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Portrait of Sanjō Kantarō in the Female Role of Yaoya Oshichi in the Play 'Fuji no Takane' ('The High Peak of Mount Fuji'), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1730–40, Japan, Tan-e (hand-colored print); ink and color on paper, H. 11 3/8 in. ( cm); W. 6 in. ( cm), Prints, Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu II (Japanese, 1706–1763), This print portrays Sanjō Kantarō, an actor who specialized in female impersonation. By isolating the actor and the mirror in the undefined space, Kiyomasu created an iconic backward-facing mirror, withholding the actor's reflection, encourages the viewer to imagine what Kantarō sees

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Size: 3352px × 6235px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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