1784
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
勝川春好画 三代目瀬川菊之丞|Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III in a Woman’s Role is a 1784 ink by Katsukawa Shunkō, a Romanticism work, depicting Actor, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a person dressed in a long, flowing robe with bold black-and-white patterns on the sleeves and skirt. They’re wearing a tall black hat with a fan tucked inside, holding a hand fan in one hand. Behind them, a wooden fence and a tree branch with buds add simple background details. The figure’s outfit looks like a woman’s, but the FACTS say this is a kabuki actor playing a woman’s role. The print uses flat colors and clean lines, focusing on the actor’s pose and expression. Next, check out kabuki actor to see how theater shaped this kind of art.
Katsukawa Shunkō spent his life in Edo, where crowded theaters and teahouses buzzed around him.
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