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Kabuki Actor Nakamura Tomijūrō I in a Female Dance Role

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print depicts a man dressed as a woman. The man wears a kimono with a red and orange circular pattern and a design on the back. He holds several parasols in one hand. His kimono is light brown with white flowers. He wears a traditional Japanese hairstyle with a black headband. The background is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1777
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
298 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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