Tsukioka Yoshitoshi创作的日本版画《Modern Flowers of Bravery》

艺术家：Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

标题：Modern Flowers of Bravery

日期：1860, 2nd month

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来源：Worcester Art Museum
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Three popular kabuki actors, Nakamura Shikan IV (right), Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (center), and Ichikawa Ichizō III (left) have subtle differences in their eyes, noses, and mouths that would have made them recognizable to contemporary audiences. The actors wear thick padded firemen’s coats, designed to protect them from extreme heat. Firemen were often heavily tattooed, operating as private gangs that put out fires (or not!) for a fee. All three appeared together in a play just before the print was released––their characters made a visit to the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters, which were profuse with cherry blossoms in the New Year.

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