初代嵐音八 （複製？）|The Actor Arashi Otohachi I (facsimile?)
1768
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1768
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
This painting shows a man dressed in bright, patterned robes. His outfit is mostly green with red accents and white dots. He holds a fan in one hand and a sword in the other, standing sideways with a calm face. The man’s clothes look like they belong to a performer, not a warrior. The painting is likely a copy of an older woodblock print, which was a common way to share images in Japan. Look up actor to see how performers were shown in old Japanese art.
