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The Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō II as a Woman Reading a Letter

Torii Kiyomitsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical, narrow, rectangular piece of artwork on beige background. A Japanese woman dressed in traditional clothing, with black hair and an ornate hairstyle. She wears a kimono with a dark background and gold and white designs. The woman holds a letter in her left hand. A small circular object hangs from her obi. Her face is tilted down towards the letter. There are Japanese characters in black ink at the top and a small circular symbol at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1760s
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
105 × 621 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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