The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II Dancing with a Parasol

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II Dancing with a Parasol

Katsukawa ShunshōLinkedCulture matchlcp-78ef94f51c9d

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The dancer's robe is decorated with the crests of three kabuki actors: Ichimura Uzaemon IX, Nakamura Nakazo I, and Nakamura Tomijuro I.

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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
color woodblock print
Credit Line
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
Type of artwork
Print
Department
Japanese Art

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creation_date
late 1770s

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A woman in traditional Japanese attire holds an ornate parasol while walking.

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Provenance
Blondeau | 1910: (Sotheby, 1910 sale, lot 108) | Lady Graham Little | October 5, 1964: (Sotheby & Co., October 5, 1964 sale, lot 66) | ?–1972: Hans Popper [1903–1971], consigned to Sotheby Parke Bernet for sale | October 5, 1972: (Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, NY, October 5, 1972 sale, lot 98) | Eugene V. Thaw [1927–2018], New York, NY | ?–1985: The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899–1998] to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1985–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Object ID
152537
Object Type
Print
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Katsukawa Shunshō
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
color woodblock print
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
Japanese Art
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • gender unknown
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Provenance
Blondeau | 1910: (Sotheby, 1910 sale, lot 108) | Lady Graham Little | October 5, 1964: (Sotheby & Co., October 5, 1964 sale, lot 66) | ?–1972: Hans Popper [1903–1971], consigned to Sotheby Parke Bernet for sale | October 5, 1972: (Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, NY, October 5, 1972 sale, lot 98) | Eugene V. Thaw [1927–2018], New York, NY | ?–1985: The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899–1998] to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1985–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Provenance” · copied as is
Date
late 1770s
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1776
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1779
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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