Image
Katsukawa Shun'ei
The actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a courtesan from the Yamaya (sandai Segawa Kikunojo: yujo no Yamaya), Edo (Japanese period)
Description
Title
The actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a courtesan from the Yamaya (sandai Segawa Kikunojo: yujo no Yamaya)
Year
Edo (Japanese period)
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 31.9 x 14.8 cm (12 9/16 x 5 13/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Two red stamps, verso, bottom right.
[text and poems]
The name of the courtesan's house, Yamaya, is inscribed on the curtains.
Signature: Shunei ga
Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
20.1109
About
The actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a courtesan from the Yamaya (sandai Segawa Kikunojo: yujo no Yamaya)
Two red stamps, verso, bottom right.
[text and poems]
The name of the courtesan's house, Yamaya, is inscribed on the curtains.
Signature: Shunei ga
Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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