The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman in a Crouching Position

Creator Name

Katsukawa Shunshō

Cultural Context

Japanese

Date

1778

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Woodblock print (nishiki-e)

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Title

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman in a Crouching Position

Creator

Katsukawa Shunshō (link to bio), Printmaker

Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章;
Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章, Japanese, 1726–1792, Artist

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Japanese

Japan

Material

One sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions

12 9/16 x 5 7/8 in. (31.9 x 14.9 cm);
height: 31.9centimetre;
width: 14.9centimetre

Technique

Woodblock printing

Language

Japanese

Date

1778

Provenance

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918

Style Period

Ukiyo-e

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Signature: Signature: Shunsho ga

Location

Creation: Japan

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Descriptive Topic: Japanese people, Hairstyle, Nihongami, Entertainer, Katana, Kimono, Theatre, Kabuki, Man, Woman, Actor, Night

Swords; Actors

Topic

Curationist Contributors

Jessica Gengler

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All Works in Curationist’s archives can be reproduced and used freely. How to attribute this Work:

Katsukawa Shunshō, The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman in a Crouching Position, 1778. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Katsukawa Shunshō is credited with creating this style of actor portraits known as yakusha-e. Public Domain.

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