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The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman Standing, Holding a Fan

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman stands facing right, wearing a red kimono with white flower designs. She wears a light-colored kimono underneath. Her kimono wraps around her body with the left side over the right. The kimono has an orange sash. She holds a red fan with white designs in her right hand and a closed fan in her left. She wears a light-colored hat. There are bamboo poles behind her. The background is beige. A curtain with a pattern is behind her.

Artwork details

Date:
12th month, 1788
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
282 × 624 px
Museum record:
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