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Fujimura Handayu as a Courtesan
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About this work
In this theatrical scene, the actor Fujimura Handay holds a small wooden bucket in his hand. The bucket is "dressed" in a straw hat and a robe that is decorated with the crest of one of the Soga brothers, who were the subject of a popular Japanese tale of revenge.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFujimura Handayu as a Courtesan, mid 1710s. Torii Kiyomasu (Japanese). Hand-colored woodblock print; sheet: 46.7 x 31.5 cm (18 3/8 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1146
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