Danshichi Kurōbei at a well

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An actor as Danshichi Kurōbei at a well. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1860. The tattoo on his arm depicts the woman diver who stole a sacred gem from the palace of the dragon king at the bottom of the sea From the play 'Summer Festival' in which Danshichi hides his victim's corpse in a well and escapes by joining a festival procession: his tattoo links him to the underworld Half-length figures

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Size: 2283px × 3292px
Location: Japan
Photo credit: © The Protected Art Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: actor, art, body, ink, japanese, print, rooster, tattoo, ukiyoe