Segawa Tomisaburō II as Yadorigi in the Play 'Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga', Edo period (1615–1868), 1794, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink, color, white mica on paper, H. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm), Prints, Tōshūsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–95), Female roles in Kabuki theater were acted by oyama or onnagata, men who specialized in female impersonation. The skill and ambiguous dual status of such performers were a source of great fascination to the Kabuki audience
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Segawa Tomisaburō II, Yadorigi, Play, Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga, Edo period, 1615–1868, 1794, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, white mica, paper, H, 14 5/8, 37.1 cm, W, 9 7/8, 25.1, Prints, Tōshūsai Sharaku, Japanese, active, 1794–95, Female roles, Kabuki theater, acted, oyama, onnagata, men, specialized, female impersonation, skill, ambiguous dual, status, performers, source, great fascination audience
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