Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III in a Mad Female Role, Edo period (1615–1868), 1798 (Kansei 9), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm); W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825), Toyokuni portrayed this actor in a graceful C-curve. The plain background emphasizes the striking form of the female character, whose hair and long sash, in dramatic motion, evoke strong emotions even though the character and drama are not clearly identified
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Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III, Mad Female Role, Edo period, 1615–1868, 1798, Kansei 9, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, paper, H, 14 1/4, 36.2 cm, W, 9 1/2, 24.1, Prints, Utagawa Toyokuni I, Japanese, 1769–1825, Toyokuni portrayed, actor, graceful C-curve, plain background, emphasizes, striking form, female character, hair, long sash, dramatic motion, evoke strong, emotions, even, character, drama, identified
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