The Actor Arashi Wakano as a wakashu (youth) in a kappa (raincoat)

Creator Name

Nishikawa Yoshinobu

Cultural Context

Japanese

Date

Creation: 18th century

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Woodblock print

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Title

The Actor Arashi Wakano as a wakashu (youth) in a kappa (raincoat)

Creator

Nishikawa Yoshinobu (link to bio), Printmaker

Nishikawa Yoshinobu;
Nishikawa Yoshinobu, Artist

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Japanese

Japan

Material

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper (Urushi-e)

Dimensions

Overall: 12 3/4 x 6in. (32.4 x 15.2cm);
height: 32.4centimetre;
width: 15.2centimetre

Technique

Woodblock printing

Language

Japanese

Date

Creation: 18th century

ca. 1725

Provenance

Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914

Style Period

Ukiyo-e

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Signature: Signature: Eshi (artist), Nishikawa Yoshinobu hitsu

Location

Creation: Japan

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Descriptive Topic: Japanese people, Hairstyle, Nihongami, Geta, Entertainer, Theatre, Kabuki, Man, Actor, Umbrella, Wakashū, Raincoat

Actors; Men; Umbrellas

Topic

Curationist Contributors

Jessica Gengler

Related Content

Part of: Gender Variations in Edo Japan

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

Nishikawa Yoshinobu, The Actor Arashi Wakano as a wakashu (youth) in a kappa (raincoat), circa 1725. Metropolitan Museum of Art. In this Edo period Japanese print, the kabuki actor is portraying wakashū, a youth of a third gender distinct from men and women. Public Domain.

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