Kabuki Actor in a Female Role Standing with a Fan

Creator Name

Utagawa Kunisada

Cultural Context

Japan

Date

19th century

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Title

Kabuki Actor in a Female Role Standing with a Fan

Creator

Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786–1864, Artist

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Japan

Material

Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper

Dimensions

8 1/4 x 7 1/6 in. (21 x 18.2 cm);
height: 21centimetre;
width: 18.2centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

19th century

Provenance

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Fans; Men; Actors

Topic

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Utagawa Kunisada, Kabuki Actor in a Female Role Standing with a Fan, 19th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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