The Actor Iwai Hanshirō IV in the Role of a Courtesan, Katsukawa Shunshō, Between 1780 and 1790

Actor as courtesan wearing a brown and yellow checkered kimono, holding a long pipe in his right hand; against a background of stylised butterfly and flower motifs. (detail/cropped. ). Date: Between 1780 and 1790. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: height: 32.5 cm (12.7 in); width: 14.7 cm (5.7 in). Medium: woodcut print on paper. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Acteur Iwai Hanshiro IV in de rol van courtisane-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1956-661 (cropped)