Bust Portrait Bando Tomisaburo V as Matsukaze- Design no 148
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
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- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A close bust portrait of a kabuki actor as the female character Matsukaze, shown with a pale purple head covering, black hair falling loose at the sides, and a whitened face with red lips and dark eyebrows. The figure wears a black-collared robe over a pale blue-gray under-kimono patterned with red floral sprays, set against a solid lavender-pink background. Woodblock print by Tsuruya Kokei, "Bust Portrait Bando Tomisaburo V as Matsukaze," Design no. 148.
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Bust Portrait Bando Tomisaburo V as Matsukaze- Design no 148 was created by Tsuruya Kokei (弦屋光溪).
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