Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 147873

Kabuki Faces

Artist / 作者
不明
Date / 年代
1868-1912
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Meiji / robynbuntin
Digital record / 画像記録
504 × 329 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
Published by / 公開者
紫藤メイ
Rights / 権利
No commercial-app permission documented
Attribution / 表記
Robyn Buntin of Honolulu

Catalog note / 解説

Collection of 10 Meiji Period woodblock prints of Kabuki faces, and 2 fans. Actors in Noh drama wear solid masks, whereas Kabuki actors wear elaborate, melodramatic, makeup. The makeup for each face exhibits characteristics of the person being portrayed. Fans are also an integral part of Kabuki performances. This is a composition of 10 Kabuki faces that, like a traditional Japanese screen, portray various aspects of Kabuki performance.

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