217 - A Kabuki female impersonator (
onnagata
) is jealous of his Samurai lover
DATE
1788
AUTHOR
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754 - 1806) - Japan
MEDIA
Woodblock print in
sumi
(China ink) on paper
SIZE
Unknown
LOCATION
U.K. - London - Victoria & Albert Museum
NOTES
A page from the
Uta Makura
(Poems of the Pillow)
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