The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Takamura of Onoteruya (?) in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuromushi (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1776 (?)

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This artwork was created c. 1776.

Q: Is "The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Takamura of Onoteruya (?) in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuromushi (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1776 (?)" in the public domain?

Yes, The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Takamura of Onoteruya (?) in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuromushi (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1776 (?) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Katsukawa Shunkо̄

c. 1776

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Takamura of Onoteruya (?) in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuromushi (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1776 (?) by Katsukawa Shunkо̄

Medium

Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition

Dimensions

31.8 × 15 cm (12 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

58911

Art Historical Context

Step into the vibrant world of 18th-century Edo theater with this striking color woodblock print by Katsukawa Shunkō a master of the ukiyo-e tradition Created around 1776, it captures kabuki actor Segawa Kikjo III in the role of the courtesan Takamura ofnoteruya, from play *Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuromushi*, performed at the Ichimura Theater Shunkō, a leading figure in the Katsukawa school, specialized in yakusha-e—portraits of actors—that brought the drama of the stage to everyday viewers. This hosoban-format print, measuring a slender 31.8 × 15 cm, is part of a larger multisheet composition...

About the Artist

Katsukawa Shunkо̄ · 1743–1812

Katsukawa Shunkō I (1743–1812), born Denjiro Kiyokawa in Edo (modern Tokyo), emerged as a pivotal figure in ukiyo-e woodblock printing. His early life remains sparsely documented, but by the late 1760s, he had begun illustrating books such as *Talks about Debut Plays* (*Kaomise shibai banashi*, 1766). Shunkō studied under the master Katsukawa Shunshō, founder and leader of the Katsukawa school, an...

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Takamura of Onoteruya (?) in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuromushi (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1776 (?)

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