The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as the Otomos' Maid Wakakusa, Actually Prince Korehito

Tōshūsai Sharaku Japanese

1794–75

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Title: The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as the Otomos' Maid Wakakusa, Actually Prince Korehito
Artist: Tōshūsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–95)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1794–75
Culture: Japan
Medium: Middle sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 12 1/2 x 6 in. (31.8 x 15.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Francis Lathrop Collection, Purchase, Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1911
Object Number: JP732
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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