
Collection Online as of February 4, 2023
(Japanese, 1726–1792)
Color woodblock print
Sheet: 32.4 x 14.6 cm (12 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.)
Sundry Purchase Fund 1920.157
not on view
Men perform all the roles in Kabuki, a form of Japanese theater. Some actors specialize in onnagata (女形), or female roles. Segawa Kikunojō III was one of the most famous onnagata actors of his day. Here, he plays a character called Teruha in what was once the center print of a triptych (a composition of three prints). Teruha is officiating a wrestling match that also involves red and white roosters.