The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Onatsu in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Third Month, 1781

Q: When was "The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Onatsu in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Third Month," created?

This artwork was created c. 1781.

Q: Is "The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Onatsu in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Third Month," in the public domain?

Yes, The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Onatsu in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Third Month, is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Katsukawa Shunjо̄

c. 1781

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Onatsu in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Third Month, 1781 by Katsukawa Shunjо̄

Medium

Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych (?)

Dimensions

33.1 × 14.6 cm (13 × 5 3/4 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

22283

Art Historical Context

Step into the vibrant world of 18th-century Japanese theater with this stunning color woodblock print by Katsukawa Shunjō, a master of the ukiyo-e tradition. Titled *The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III asatsu in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga*, around 1781, it depicts the famed onnagata (male actor specializing in female roles) Segawa Kikunojo III in a dramatic pose from a performance at Tokyo's Ichimura Theater. This hosoban-format print—narrow and vertical at 33.1 × 14.6 cm—likely forms the left sheet of a diptych, inviting viewers to imagine its mate for a fuller scene. In Edo-period Japan ...

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Onatsu in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Third Month, 1781

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