The Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō III as Ōgishi Kurando 三代目沢村宗十郎の大岸蔵人さんだいめさわむらそうじゅうろう おおぎしくらんど
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This work is from an early series of actor prints by the artist Sharaku. Backgrounds rendered in black mica imbue the prints with a heavy, imposing atmosphere.
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ColBase
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
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July 20, 2026