Actor Segawa Kikujirō I as Senju-no-mae
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Object Label
Japanese printers did not develop the technique of using multiple printing blocks for full-color images until the 1770s. This early print combines two enhancement techniques that were available to printmakers before that time: shiny, deep black lacquer (added to the figure’s sash) and watercolor (added in areas throughout). The subject, an actor who specialized in female roles, here plays the part of a celebrated courtesan who became a Buddhist nun after experiencing heartbreak.
Caption
Torii Kiyomasu II Japanese, 1706–1763. Actor Segawa Kikujirō I as Senju-no-mae, ca. 1731–1740. Woodblock print on paper with watercolor and lacquer, 13 3/16 x 6 1/8 in. (33.5 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 16.532. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.532_IMLS_SL2.jpg)
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Artist
Title
Actor Segawa Kikujirō I as Senju-no-mae
Date
ca. 1731–1740
Period
Edo Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Woodblock print on paper with watercolor and lacquer
Classification
Dimensions
13 3/16 x 6 1/8 in. (33.5 x 15.5 cm)
Signatures
Torii Kiyomasu (鳥居清倍)
Markings
Publisher: Iseya Jisuke.
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund
Accession Number
16.532
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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