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Weather Clearing at Hirokoji: Actor Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I as Ushiwara Denji

Artist: Toyohara Kunichika; Publisher: Hiranoya Shinzō

figure leans with left arm on wood box while right arm extends out toward broken cup from which liquid spills out in midair; box contains yellow jug and blue sack with green tie; a lantern with Japanese characters rests in the foreground behind figure and casts v-shaped shadow; brown wood beam on left; the background for scene is charcoal gray; figure wears blue and white garment with a crisscross pattern, blue polka dotted scarf, and an orange polka dotted obi; two red squares intersect in URC to create octagon containing kanji; three cartouches, one yellow and two white all with characters, at center right; a circle with characters floats above the middle cartouche

Date
1865, 7th month
In our collection
since December the 29th, 2015 up to now
Dimensions
15 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (38.74 × 26.67 cm) (sheet, vertical ōban)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Price
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Composition
oxygen22%
cadmium23%
copper55%