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Kabuki Actor in a Female Role Standing with a Fan

Utagawa Kunisada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man dressed as a woman stands centered. He wears a pink robe with a large gray pattern over a green robe with a floral pattern. He has on a black hat with brown stripes. He holds a brown fan. A column of Japanese text appears on the right.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
551 × 625 px
Museum record:
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