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Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III

Katsukawa Shunshō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese man dressed as a woman wearing a kimono with a triangular and floral pattern in shades of orange, brown and green. He wears a large headdress adorned with orange and white plumes. He holds a sword in his right hand and a folded fan in his left hand. The background shows a tan color with a small hill. A strip of Japanese writing appears vertically on the left.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1777
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
280 × 623 px
Museum record:
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