a gray, ghostly figure with streaming black hair descends from the sky, a comet-like tail trailing behind him/her; a red, white, and blue object falls from the sky alongside the figure; two figures crouch down at the bottom of the scene, hands raised, while a third figure stands tall, holding a large hand fan mounted on a long stick; the three lower figures appear fearful

Applying Make-up with a Mirror at the Mansion of the Plates, Kabuki Theater, October 1892

Toyohara Kunichika; Publisher: Fukuda Kumajirō; Carver: Umezawa Minokichiexpand_more

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, mounted as a scrollexpand_more

Gift of Willard and Elizabeth Clarkexpand_more  2015.114.35

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Title
Applying Make-up with a Mirror at the Mansion of the Plates, Kabuki Theater
Artist Life
1835 - 1900
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2015.114.35
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a gray, ghostly figure with streaming black hair descends from the sky, a comet-like tail trailing behind him/her; a red, white, and blue object falls from the sky alongside the figure; two figures crouch down at the bottom of the scene, hands raised, while a third figure stands tall, holding a large hand fan mounted on a long stick; the three lower figures appear fearful

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