Matsumoto Yonesaburo as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play 'Katakiuchi Noriyaibanashi', Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1794, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 15 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (38.4 x 25.1 cm), Prints, Tōshūsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–95), This portrait features another actor impersonating a female character, in this case an oiran, or high-ranking courtesan, in the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters of Edo. But there is another layer to this act: the character portrayed, Kewaizaka no Shosho, is here pretending to be another character in the play, Shinobu
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Matsumoto Yonesaburo, Kewaizaka no Shosho, Play, Katakiuchi Noriyaibanashi, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1794, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, paper, 15 1/8 x 9 7/8, 38.4 25.1 cm, Prints, Tōshūsai Sharaku, Japanese, active, 1794–95, portrait, features, another, actor, impersonating, female character, case, oiran, high-ranking courtesan, Yoshiwara pleasure, quarters, Edo, But, another layer, act, character portrayed, no, Shosho, pretending, play, Shinobu
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