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Oda Izuminosuke with bamboo branch
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Kabuki actor Sawamura Sôjûrô III in the role of Oda Izuminosuke dances with a bamboo branch in his hand. His trousers with long, floor-sweeping legs have a pattern of chrysanthemums. The flying cranes on the top of his costume are symbols of good luck. This print depicts a scene from the play Keisei Ide no Yamabuki, performed at the Nakamura theater on June 6, 1787.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineOda lzuminosuke with bamboo branch. 1787. Katsukawa Shunko. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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