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Actor portrait of Sawamura Sojuro III in the role of Kakogawa Honzo
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Actor Sawamura Sojuro III, full-length, in a green kimono with geometric pattern, pulling up the left sleeve. Scene from the play Kanadehon Chushingura, performed in the Miyakoza theater in the fourth month of 1795.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineActeursportret van Sawamura Sojuro III in de rol van Kakogawa Honzo. 1795. Katsukawa Shunei. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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