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Three actors in summer kimonos
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About this work
Three kabuki actors, dressed in summer kimonos with mythological animals depicted. Each has a towel. Left: actor Sawamura Tanosuke III, with towel over his shoulder, dressed in a summer kimono with waves and a turtle, a symbol of good luck. Center: Nakamura Shikan IV, with towel around his neck, dressed in a kimono depicting a tiger among bamboo. Right: Ichimura Kakitsu IV with towel in neck, kimono decorated with a fire-breathing dragon, only on the left half of his body. Triptych.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineThree actors in Summer kimono. 1865-06. Toyohara Kunichika. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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