Actor Segawa Kikujirō I as Senju-no-mae

Torii Kiyomasu II

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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)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

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

Print

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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