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Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugorō III as the Spirit of the Courtesan Yonakishii

Hasegawa Sadanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print of a man dressed as a woman. The man has dark hair styled in a traditional Japanese updo and wears a long, light blue robe with a vibrant blue and orange undergarment. The robe features a patterned train that includes geometric shapes, flowers, and birds. The background of the print transitions from black at the top to beige at the bottom. There are several lines of Japanese text written vertically on the left side and a small, rectangular block of text on the bottom right. A small, red seal is located in the bottom-left corner. The overall composition is framed by a white border, surrounded by a thin black frame.

Artwork Details

Date
1841
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
434 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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