Image
Description
Maker
- Attributed to Okumura Toshinobu, fl. ca. 1716-1751, Japanese
- Murataya Jirobei, Japanese, publisher
Title
Segawa Kikunojo I as a courtesan (Segawa Kikunojo)
Year
1740's
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Image: 31 x 14.6 cm (12 3/16 x 5 3/4 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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[text and poems]
Above the actor's name in the lower right is another inscription which is unclear as partially rubbed away: it may read Kyo (Kyoto) shijo (4th ward)...(shijomachi in Kyoto?) Place
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Japan; Tokyo
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
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20.1058
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