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Nakamara Utaemon III as Toba-e (三代目中村歌右ヱ門 鳥羽絵)
Jukôdô Yoshikuni (寿好堂よし国)
1825 · Nishiki-e (錦絵, Woodblock print ink and color on paper)
Dimensions 40.9 × 29.7 cm
Collection: Central Saint Martins Museum & Study Collection: Japanese Actor Prints
Western understandings of kabuki often overlook just how much of the form is meant to be comedic, with this scene being a prime example. We see Utaemon III(三代目歌右ヱ門) playing a servant dressed in nothin...
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