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Nakamura Tokizo III and Ichikawa Omezo IV in the Play Crane and Tortoise
Image Not Available for Nakamura Tokizo III and Ichikawa Omezo IV in the Play Crane and Tortoise

Nakamura Tokizo III and Ichikawa Omezo IV in the Play Crane and Tortoise

Artist (1886 - 1960)
Date1928
Mediumwoodblock print
DimensionsOverall: 39.6 × 27 cm (15 9/16 × 10 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LinePurchased with Funds Provided by Judith Patt
Object number2015.036.021
DescriptionKabuki double portrait of Nakamura Tokizo III and Ichikawa Omezo IV in the kabuki play "Tsurukame" (Crane and Tortoise). The beauty's robe vest flutters above her head as she gracefully extends her arm, a fan in her other hand. She wears a beautiful headdress topped with swirling pink clouds and a figurine of a crane, trimmed with beaded fringe. Her companion kneels before her, holding an ornate cap aloft with a figure of a tortoise with a mossy shell, a symbol of longevity.
Status
Not on view
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