The Actor Yoshizawa Iroha I as Tamamo no Mae in the Play Sakuya Kono Hana no Kaomise, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776 by Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1776, Japanese kabuki actor in elaborate patterned robe and traditional hairstyle with hairpins, standing in formal pose

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