The Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojo in the Role of a Courtesan Reading a Letter

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print of a woman in traditional dress. The woman has black hair styled in two buns on top of her head, with a long stick-like object with a decorative end placed on top. She wears a kimono with a pattern of circles and flowers in shades of gold, orange, and white. The kimono has a yellow and orange sash wrapped around her waist. She holds a long scroll in her left hand and a small black book in her right hand. The background of the print is beige with darker spots. There is Japanese text written vertically on the right side of the print. The woman's face is turned down towards the scroll. Her body is angled to the right. The print appears aged.