Actor Segawa Kikunojō III at a Party
Utagawa Toyoharu
1784
- Medium
- Hanging scroll (nikuhitsu), ink, color, and gofun on silk
- Dimensions
- 12 13/16 x 28 15/16 in. (32.5 x 73.5 cm) (image)
- Genre
- Painting
Tags
Japan
About
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.
