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Nakamura Utaemon as Ichikawa Goemon
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Nakamura Utaemon as Ichikawa Goemon

Shunbaisai Hokuei · 1833 · color woodcut; blind-stamped; paper; gold powder; zilverpoeder

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

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Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as the Japanese 'Robin Hood' Ichikawa Goemon, disguised as an imperial messenger; behind him a frightened courtier crouching; under a rolled bamboo curtain. Scene from the play Keisei Chigogafuchi kado no shibai.

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Credit lineNakamura Utaemon als Ichikawa Goemon. 1833. Shunbaisai Hokuei. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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