Handayu, An Actor in a Female Role

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print of a man dressed as a woman. The man in a female role stands facing left of the image in a traditional Japanese room with a tatami floor. He wears a kimono with a white base and red trim. The kimono has a design on the lower back. The man has on a hairstyle done up in an updo. The man holds a fan in one hand. In the background, there is a window with shoji screens and a planter with plants. The room has a low table or bench. The color palette is muted, with shades of beige, brown, red, and black. The image includes some Japanese characters written vertically on the left side and on a hanging scroll.