Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gonpachi

c. 1868–1943

color woodblock print

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

This unsigned work shows two actors portraying the "based on real events" story of ill-fated lovers. It may have been inspired by the work of print designer Kitagawa Utamaro on the same theme.

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

This unsigned work shows two actors portraying the "based on real events" story of ill-fated lovers. It may have been inspired by the work of print designer Kitagawa Utamaro on the same theme.

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