Archival Note Card | Actors & Kabuki - #2

Tattooed man in a checked headcloth leans in with a stern look.

This archival note card from the actors and kabuki series. It is archival paper. Japanese woodblock prints of kabuki actors were widely made and collected in the Edo period, and they often show a performer caught in a single striking gesture. Portrait woodblock-style print on a dark background, showing a man in a blue patterned robe with white pattern and a cream headscarf. Red-and-black tattoos cover his arms. Small cartouches of script sit at the top. It is 5 inches long and 7 high.

The tattoos are the best accessory here.