Sanjo Kantaro II in the Role of Urashima Taro
Cleveland Museum of Art

Sanjo Kantaro II in the Role of Urashima Taro

Kaigetsudō Ando (Japanese, c. 1671–1743) · early 1700s

hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The hexagonal design on the actor's robe represents the patterning of a tortoise’s carapace.

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