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Nakayama Tomisaburo in a Female Role

Utagawa Toyokuni I

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a Japanese woodblock print depicting a man dressed as a woman. The man has a pale complexion and wears a traditional Japanese kimono with a checkered pattern, the kimono is light brown and beige. He holds a basket containing what appears to be a fish. The man's hair is styled in an updo, adorned with a hairpin, and he wears a headband. He stands on a floor with a railing behind him, and a branch with leaves is visible in the upper right corner. The background is a muted color with some darker shading to indicate depth. The print has a yellow border at the top. There are some Japanese characters written vertically on the left side of the print.

Artwork Details

Date
1769–1825
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
298 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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