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Bust portrait of Iwai Kumesaburo
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Bust portrait of Iwai Kumesaburo

Utagawa Kunimasa · 1797 · color woodcut; nishiki-e; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The actor Iwai Kumesaburo as the feminine warrior Tomoe Gozen, in armor, with right hand holding a spear behind back. Scene from the play Hiragana seisuiki, performed at the Miyako-za in 1797.

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printIwai Kumesaburo I
Credit lineBusteportret van Iwai Kumesaburo. 1797. Utagawa Kunimasa. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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