Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III in a Female Role (Shizuka Gozen)

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman in a Crouching Position

The Actor Nakamura Rikō, as a Courtesan with a Sword

Iwai Hanshirō IV as a Woman with a Sword

Representations of gender variance, particularly crossdressing male or female impersonating [女方] actors of Kabuki [歌舞伎] theatre practice wielding weapons in Japanese "images of the floating world" ukiyo-e [浮世絵] woodblock prints and other paintings, illustrations, or artifacts of the Edo Period [江戸時代] and early Meiji Period [明治時代].

Gender Variance and Sexualities in Ukiyo-e [浮世絵] - Crossdressing [女方] Kabuki [歌舞伎] Actors Wielding Weapons

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