[Unknown Kabuki Actor Portraying a Geisha]

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[Unknown Kabuki Actor Portraying a Geisha]

Item Info

Item No: facjp00118
Title: [Unknown Kabuki Actor Portraying a Geisha]
Media Type: Woodcuts
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

A male actor portraying a female geisha. The piece of cloth over the forehead is the telltale sign to cover the male shaved head and blend with the hair when portraying females. 


Bibliography:

https://catalog.freelibrary.org/Record/465517

https://catalog.freelibrary.org/Record/2030739



Image Dimensions Width: 37.6 cm
Creator Name: Toyokuni, Utagawa, 1769-1825 - Artist

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