Image
Description
Maker
- Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1762-1819, Japanese
- Kawaguchiya Uhei, publisher
Title
The actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a courtesan from the Yamaya (sandai Segawa Kikunojo: yujo no Yamaya)
Year
1798
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Image: 31.9 x 14.8 cm (12 9/16 x 5 13/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Two red stamps, verso, bottom right.
[text and poems]
The name of the courtesan's house, Yamaya, is inscribed on the curtains. Place
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Japan; Tokyo
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
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20.1109
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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