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Segawa Kikunojo, in a Female Role

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print of a man dressed as a woman. The person has dark hair styled up with a headband and wears a long, flowing kimono with a white base color and red trim and accents. A black obi is wrapped around the kimono. The person holds a sword in their right hand. The sword has a white scabbard. The person's left hand is raised to their face. A tattoo is visible on their left arm. The background features a tan wall with a crisscross pattern made of bamboo or wood. The bottom of the image shows a green area with small black dots, possibly representing grass or ground. The ground at the bottom of the image is tan. Small black Japanese characters are written vertically on the right side of the image.

Artwork Details

Date
1762–1819
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
300 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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