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Color woodblock print of a standing figure in a black kimono with patterned waves and flowers, hand raised near chest, against pale horizontal cloud bands.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Onami Disguised as the Dragon Princess in the Play Saki Masuya Ume no Kachidoki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778

A standing figure in a richly patterned black kimono turns slightly, one hand raised near the chest holding a small round object, with an elaborate hairstyle and hairpins. Behind, pale horizontal bands suggest clouds, and a yellow ground anchors the feet in this color woodblock print.

Artist
Katsukawa Shunsho
Date
c. 1778
Medium
Color woodblock print; hosoban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1928 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1783).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Actor de kabuki Segawa Kikunojo III como Onami, grabado en madera, c. 1778

Una figura de pie con un kimono negro de estampado rico gira ligeramente, con una mano levantada cerca del pecho que sostiene un pequeño objeto redondo, y un peinado elaborado con horquillas. Detrás, franjas horizontales pálidas sugieren nubes, y un fondo amarillo sostiene los pies en esta estampa en color.

Português: Ator de kabuki Segawa Kikunojo III como Onami, xilogravura colorida, c. 1778

Uma figura em pé, com um quimono preto de padrão rico, vira levemente, com uma das mãos erguida perto do peito segurando um pequeno objeto redondo, e um penteado elaborado com grampos. Atrás, faixas horizontais claras sugerem nuvens, e um fundo amarelo firma os pés nesta gravura em cores.

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