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Segawa Kikunojo in His Dressing Room
Segawa Kikunojo in His Dressing Room
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

Segawa Kikunojo in His Dressing Room

Artist (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Dateabout 1810
Mediumwoodblock print
Dimensions36.8 x 24 cm (14 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.2498
DescriptionA portrait of the famous actor of woman's roles, shown in woman's attire, standing in his dressing room beside a chest containing his make-up accesories. Hanging behind him is a large red-brown cloth bearing in white the mimasu mon ofthe actors ofthe Ichikawa line. This cloth resembles the suo worn by the Danjuro in their shibaraku (wait awhile!) acts,
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