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The Third Segawa Kikunojo as (?) Wife of Kudo Suketsune in a Soga Play

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman dressed in traditional Japanese clothing faces left; her head turned to the left. She wears a hat adorned with a yellow band and a black feather; a kimono with a red, blue, gold and white design; a yellow divided skirt; and geta. Her left arm is bent at the elbow and she holds up a black hat with a white cord. A cherry blossom branch and a low railing are in the background.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1792?
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
280 × 624 px
Museum record:
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