Matsumoto Koshiro IV as the Fish Peddler Gorobei, After Tōshūsai Sharaku, Probably late 1880s or early 1890s

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Matsumoto Koshiro IV as the Fish Peddler Gorobei, Edo period (1615–1868), Probably late 1880s or early 1890s, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper with mica ground, 15 x 10 1/5 in. ( x cm), Prints, After Tōshūsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–95), Gorobei is a fish peddler with a most conscientious and thoughtful disposition. His pose and his hand gesture, holding his pipe to his chin, are conventional Kabuki signs for characters immersed in thought

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Size: 3120px × 4116px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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