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The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman Standing in a Room

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print of a man dressed as a woman. The man has dark hair and wears a pink kimono with a black under-kimono and black pants adorned with white designs. He holds a picture in one hand and wears a headpiece. A long pink sash trails behind. The background features a room with tatami mats, sliding doors with a patterned design, and a low table.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1793
Medium:
One sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
291 × 624 px
Museum record:
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