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Description: | IU, un s. on plate b. r. "Toyokuni ga"; inscr. on plate t. "O-Kumi (played by) Segawa Kikunojo" (translation); publisher's seal b. r.; censor's seal b. r. CRE TOYOKUNI, Utagawa; (Japanese; 1769-1825) PUB Yamamoto-ya Heikichi (Eikyudo). This publishing house was active from 1800 - 1840. The actor Segawa Kikunojo V can be identified by his actor's crest which shows a spray of tied cotton ('Yui Wata'). The Kikunojo line of actors were famous for playing onnagata roles. After women were banned from the Kabuki stage in 1629 all of the roles were performed by men. The character of O-Kumi may be from an adaption of "A Rustic Genji", as other prints of this character show her dressed in kimono with a Genji mon pattern. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | JAPANESE PRINT : INNES COLLECTION : ONNAGATA : ACTOR : KIMONO : BEAUTY : TEXTILE : SWORD : CHRYSANTHEMUM : HEAD PIECE : KABUKI : THEATRE : UKIYO-E : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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