Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III in a Mad Female Role

Creator Name

Utagawa Toyokuni I

Cultural Context

Japan

Date

1798 (Kansei 9)

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Woodblock print

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Title

Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III in a Mad Female Role

Creator

Utagawa Toyokuni I, Japanese, 1769–1825, Artist

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Japan

Material

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

H. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm); W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm);
height: 36.2centimetre;
width: 24.1centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

1798 (Kansei 9)

Provenance

Fletcher Fund, 1929

Style Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Women; Actors

Topic

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Utagawa Toyokuni I, Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III in a Mad Female Role, 1798 (Kansei 9), Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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