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The Actor Segawa Kikunojo 3rd in a Female Role

Katsukawa Shunjō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print of a man dressed as a woman. The man has dark hair and wears a traditional Japanese hat. He is dressed in a green kimono with pink designs, layered over a red and white striped kimono. He stands in a room with a yellow floor and a wall featuring horizontal black lines on a light background. A black chair and a black box with a gold design are to his left. A window with a yellow shade and black frame is to his right. The shade has a red band. There are some green leaves on the window frame. The man looks down and to his right.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1785
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
287 × 623 px
Museum record:
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