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Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III in a Mad Female Role

Utagawa Toyokuni I

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a woman in traditional Japanese clothing. The woman has long black hair and wears a kimono with a peach-colored under-kimono and a white over-kimono with a brown floral pattern on the hem. A peach-colored sash wraps around her waist. A branch with blossoms is on the left. The background is beige. Japanese characters are on the right.

Artwork Details

Date
1798 (Kansei 9)
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
463 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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