The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as a Woman in a Black Kimono
The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print of a woman wearing a black kimono with red and beige accents. The kimono has a beige under-kimono with wave patterns and a black outer kimono with red and beige stripes on the sleeves and collar. She also wears a beige kimono over the black one with a red sash around her waist. Her obi or sash is beige and red with a circular white design on the end. The woman's hair is styled in an updo with an orange and brown headpiece. She holds a black box in her right hand. Her shoes are black with pink and orange flowers. The background is divided into two sections: a beige top section with some Japanese writing and a red seal, and a bottom section with a yellow floor and orange flowers. The overall color palette is muted, with shades of beige, black, red, and orange.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1780
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 303 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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