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Torii Kiyomasu

Fujimura Handayu as a Courtesan

mid 1710s
hand-colored woodblock print

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

In this theatrical scene, the actor Fujimura Handay holds a small wooden bucket in his hand. The bucket is "dressed" in a straw hat and a robe that is decorated with the crest of one of the Soga brothers, who were the subject of a popular Japanese tale of revenge.

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