Double-Leaf from Album of Actor Portraits, by Shōrakusai, c. 1790–1810
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Double-Leaf from Album of Actor Portraits

Shōrakusai (Japanese)

c. 1790–1810

Medium
double-leaf from an accordion-style album; ink and color on silk (left)
Classification
Bound Volume
Dimensions
Painting only: 21.8 x 17.6 cm (8 9/16 x 6 15/16 in.); Each page: 28.1 x 21 cm (11 1/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art, Japanese Art
Credit line
Kelvin Smith Fund
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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