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A Woman Holding a Fan Performing a Dance
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The actor Segawa Kikunojô III (1751-1810) dances the "shiki sanbasô". His name is incorrectly written on the print as Sengawa or Ôgigawa. Above the actor and on the kimono is the family crest of the actor's family. On his kimono are also the long and short months for the year 1797. On the fan is the symbol of the Yomogawa and the emblem of the Kasumiren. With three poems.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineA Woman Holding a Fan Performing a Dance. 1797. Eisenan Kanemori. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.