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Bust portrait of Iwai Hanshiro IV.
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in the female role as the nurse Shigenoi, with red and yellow pouch in right hand; against dark grey mica background. Scene from the play Koi nyobo somewake tazuna, performed at the Kawarazaki-za in 1794.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBusteportret van Iwai Hanshiro IV.. 1794. Toshusai Sharaku. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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