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Attributed to Okumura Toshinobu

Segawa Kikunojo I as a courtesan (Segawa Kikunojo), 1740's

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

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image: 31 x 14.6 cm (12 3/16 x 5 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[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

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1058

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Segawa Kikunojo I as a courtesan (Segawa Kikunojo) with the accession number of 20.1058. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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