Actor Segawa Kikujirō I as Senju-no-mae Torii Kiyomasu II (Japanese, 1706-1750). Actor Segawa Kikujirō I as Senju-no-mae, ca. 1731-1740. Woodblock print on paper with watercolor and lacquer, 13 3/16 x 6 1/8 in. (33.5 x 15.5 cm). Japanese printers did not develop the technique of using multiple printing blocks for full-color images until the 1770s. This early print combines two enhancement techniques that were available to printmakers before that time: shiny, deep black lacquer (added to the figure’s sash) and watercolor (added in areas throughout). The subject, an actor who specialized in fem

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Actor Segawa Kikujirō I as Senju-no-mae Torii Kiyomasu II (Japanese, 1706-1750). Actor Segawa Kikujirō I as Senju-no-mae, ca. 1731-1740. Woodblock print on paper with watercolor and lacquer, 13 3/16 x 6 1/8 in. (33.5 x 15.5 cm). Japanese printers did not develop the technique of using multiple printing blocks for full-color images until the 1770s. This early print combines two enhancement techniques that were available to printmakers before that time: shiny, deep black lacquer (added to the figure’s sash) and watercolor (added in areas throughout). The subject, an actor who specialized in female roles, here plays the part of a celebrated courtesan who became a Buddhist nun after experiencing heartbreak. Asian Art ca. 1731-1740