Image

RISDM 20-1109.tif

Katsukawa Shun'ei

The actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a courtesan from the Yamaya (sandai Segawa Kikunojo: yujo no Yamaya)

Description

Maker

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762-1819)
Kawaguchiya Uhei, publisher

Title

The actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a courtesan from the Yamaya (sandai Segawa Kikunojo: yujo no Yamaya)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1798

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 31.9 x 14.8 cm (12 9/16 x 5 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Two red stamps, verso, bottom right.

[text and poems]
The name of the courtesan's house, Yamaya, is inscribed on the curtains.

Signature: Shunei ga

Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1109

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

On Stage
Japanese Theater Prints
May 13, 1988 – Sep 04, 1988
Japanese Prints of the Kabuki
Sep 05, 1986 – Nov 23, 1986
Kabuki

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Tombstone

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762-1819)
Kawaguchiya Uhei, publisher
The actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a courtesan from the Yamaya (sandai Segawa Kikunojo: yujo no Yamaya), 1798
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 31.9 x 14.8 cm (12 9/16 x 5 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1109

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