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The Fourth Iwai Hanshirō as a Woman

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print of a woman dressed in traditional clothing. The woman is standing, angled to the right, with her head slightly bowed and her right hand raised to her face. She wears a kimono with a floral pattern on the left side and a geometric pattern on the right side. The kimono is primarily beige on the left and black on the right, with orange and yellow accents. Her hair is styled in an updo, adorned with a hairpiece. The background of the print is a light beige color, with some darker shading at the bottom. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the left side of the print.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1779
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
308 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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