Cleveland Museum of Art
Segawa Kikunojō III as Teruha
Katsukawa ShunshōLinkedCulture matchlcp-78ef94f51c9d
- Date
- 1778
- Medium
- color woodblock print
- Culture
- Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
- Department
- Japanese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 101210
Men perform all the roles in Kabuki, a form of Japanese theater. Some actors specialize in onnagata (女形), or female roles. Segawa Kikunojō III was one of the most famous onnagata actors of his day. Here, he plays a character called Teruha in what was once the center print of a triptych (a composition of three prints). Teruha is officiating a wrestling match that also involves red and white roosters.
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- Credit line
- Sundry Purchase Fund
- Provenance
- Minamoto | Hayashi Tadamasa | ?–1920: (Yamanaka & Co., sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1920–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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