Title

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as a courtesan, c. 1747. Probably a portrait of the actor playing the courtesan Nishikigi in "A Group of Sumo Wresters of the Izu Peninsula", performed at the Nakamura theater in December 1747.

Caption

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as a courtesan, c. 1747. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A05_185

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Available size

9,6Mb (531,2Kb) / 3,7in x 10,0in / 1118 x 3000 (300dpi)

Keywords

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