Rijksmuseum

Acteur in vrouwenrol op het strand

Date

1753 - 1757

Medium

paper

Culture

Japan

Institution

Rijksmuseum

The earliest colour woodblock prints are called benizuri-e, meaning red printed image. The process typically began with printing the black line block, followed by up to two colour blocks. Besides a block for all the red parts of the print, the second colour block was usually printed in green. Here we see a scene from a stage play. Because only male actors were allowed to act in plays during this period, they also took on the roles of female characters.

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