The Third Segawa Kikunojo as an Oiran

Creator Name

Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章

Cultural Context

Japan

Date

ca. 1776

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Woodblock print (nishiki-e)

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Title

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as an Oiran

Creator

Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章, Japanese, 1726–1792, Artist

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Japan

Material

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions

H. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm);
height: 29.8centimetre;
width: 21centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 1776

Provenance

Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914

Style Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Men; Women

Topic

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Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章, The Third Segawa Kikunojo as an Oiran, ca. 1776, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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