Color woodblock print of a standing figure in a black kimono with patterned waves and flowers, hand raised near chest, against pale horizontal cloud bands.

Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Onami, Color Woodblock Print, c. 1778

A standing figure in a richly patterned black kimono turns slightly, one hand raised near the chest holding a small round object, with an elaborate hairstyle and hairpins. Behind, pale horizontal bands suggest clouds, and a yellow ground anchors the feet in this color woodblock print.

Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho
Date: c. 1778
Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1928 px

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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

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Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Onami, Color Woodblock Print, c. 1778

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