Description
Katsukawa Shunshō shows Nakamura Rikō’s courtesan role mostly from behind, with the head turning back toward the viewer’s side. A dark outer robe slips or drapes around the arms, exposing the upper shoulder and back above a long pale lower garment. A stool and room rail give the action a modest interior setting.
Made around 1779, the print was produced in ink and color on paper. Its subject offers a quieter counterpart to dramatic entrances or confrontations: attention falls on the making of an appearance. Shunshō preserves a small act whose significance depends on the role being embodied. The tying of the obi links person, costume and character, inviting a closer look at how theatrical identity can be formed through an ordinary movement.
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