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The Third Segawa Kikunojo in the Role of Maizuru

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print of a woman in traditional clothing. The woman is standing in profile, facing right. She wears a black hat with a yellow band, a brown kimono with a white design on the sleeve, and a long black and gray kimono with white designs on the hem. Over her left shoulder, she carries a patterned cloth and a fan. Behind her is a wall with a sliding door featuring a floral design on the lower half and geometric shapes on the upper half. To the right of the image, there is a color palette with gray tones, marked with letters and numbers. The background of the image is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
2nd month, 1789
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
372 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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