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Portrait of the Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo as a Woman

ca. 1800

Utagawa Kunimasa 歌川 国政

(Japanese, 1773–1810)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print
Measurements
Sheet: 34.6 x 22.6 cm (13 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore 1930.200
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented woodblock print depicts a light skinned figure from the shoulders up, facing our right. Sharp black lines outline their elaborate black hair, accented by long yellow pins and a brown fabric ornament. They have high, thin eyebrows and a downward curving mouth. The figure wears layered pink and brown patterned robes, their left hand raised to the chest. Black calligraphy and a small floral motif flank the head against a neutral background.

Portrait of the Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo as a Woman

ca. 1800

Utagawa Kunimasa

(Japanese, 1773–1810)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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