The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Yuki Onna (the Snow Woman) in a dance interlude in scene two of the Joruri "Courtesan's Rouge on a Snow White Face (Oyama Beni Yuki no Sugao)" from the play "Cotton Wadding of Izu Protecting the Matrimonial Chrysanthemums (Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata)," performed at the Ichimura Theater from the first day of the eleventh month

Asian Art

c. 1770

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章
Japanese, 1726-1792

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Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho
Title: The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Yuki Onna (the Snow Woman) in a dance interlude in scene two of the Joruri "Courtesan's Rouge on a Snow White Face (Oyama Beni Yuki no Sugao)" from the play "Cotton Wadding of Izu Protecting the Matrimonial Chrysanthemums (Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata)," performed at the Ichimura Theater from the first day of the eleventh month
Origin: Japan
Date: 1765–1775
Medium: Color woodblock print; center sheet of hosoban triptych
Dimensions: 30.6 x 14.3 cm (12 1/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Clarence Buckingham Collection
Reference Number: 1925.2419

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