The Actor Matsumoto Yonesaburō in a Woman's Role, Utagawa Kunimasa, late 1790s

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The Actor Matsumoto Yonesaburō in a Woman's Role, Edo period (1615–1868), late 1790s, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. ( x cm), Prints, Utagawa Kunimasa (Japanese, 1773–1810), Both Kunimasa and his teacher, Utagawa Toyokuni, produced prints of actors in close-up views (o-kubi-e) around 1795–96. Here, in an arresting image of Matsumoto Yonesaburō in a woman's role, Kunimasa captures a feminine quality in the elegant depiction of the actor's fingers touching the delicate layers of kimono neckbands

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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