Japanese Print "Skull in the Moor - Kabuki" by Utagawa Kunikazu
Artist:Utagawa Kunikazu
Title:Skull in the Moor - Kabuki
Date:1859.
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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
Kabuki actor Arashi Rikan III is in the role of Nozarashi Gosuke (Nozarashi means something left out in moor decaying). He wears black kimono with skull design in the play, "Keisei Kuruwa no Kadomatsu". The kanji character on the upper left is, "Gi" (Morality).