Kabuki Actor in a female role

Artist unknown, Japanese

Nakamuraya

early 20th–mid 20th century

Place of CreationJapan

Medium/TechniquePhotograph ("real photo") on card stock

DimensionsOverall: 13.8 x 8.8 cm (5 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.)

Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Collection of Japanese Postcards

Accession number2002.7292

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ClassificationsPostcards

Collections

ProvenanceLeonard A. Lauder Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fractional gift of Lauder (Accession date: March 20, 2002).

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