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Memorial Portrait of the Actor Segawa Kikunojo V

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Segawa Kikunojo V by Utagawa Kuniyoshi — Japanese Color woodblock print; oban, 1832

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Segawa Kikunojo V

by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Kabuki Portraits

Date:: 1832
Medium:: Color woodblock print; oban
Format:: Oban
Source:: Art Institute of Chicago

Typical Price

Fine actor or memorial portrait print: $800–$3,000
Good condition actor subject: $300–$1,000
Later impression: $100–$400

Description

Memorial portraits (shini-e) were produced rapidly after the death of celebrated kabuki actors, commemorating their most acclaimed roles and circulating among grieving fans within days of the loss. This oban print mourns Segawa Kikunojo V, an onnagata (female-role specialist) known for refinement and lyrical grace. Kuniyoshi's 1832 portrait balances the formal solemnity required by the shini-e genre with his characteristic technical precision in rendering costume and gesture.

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Yan Qing (Roshi Ensei), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"

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Miya, Kuwana, Yokkaichi, and Ishiyakushi, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, Four Stations (Tokaido gojusan eki yonshuku meisho)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Miya, Kuwana, Yokkaichi, and Ishiyakushi, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, Four Stations (Tokaido gojusan eki yonshuku meisho)"

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Frequently Asked Questions

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Segawa Kikunojo V was created by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) in 1832.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Segawa Kikunojo V depicts kabuki and portraits.