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Actor as a lion dancer
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Actor as a lion dancer

Utagawa Kunisada (I) · 1860 · color woodcut; nishiki-e; paper

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

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Actor with large red wig, on bare feet performing a lion dance among rocks covered with peonies; by night.

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Credit lineActeur als leeuwendanser. 1860. Utagawa Kunisada (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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