Minneapolis Institute of Art
Actor Segawa Kikunojō III at a Party
Utagawa Toyoharu
- Date
- c. 1784
- Medium
- Hanging scroll (nikuhitsu), ink, color, and gofun on silk
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
On the right in front of an opened sliding door that provides a view into the garden sits the kabuki actor Segawa Kikunojō III (1751-1810), identified by the butterfly crest on his robe. Kikunojō III was a popular performer of female roles. The older man on the left is the host of the party and could be a kabuki lover who commissioned this painting and is portrayed here. Japan, Asia
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