Kabuki Theater [107] Kabukiza Theater (089) Sukeroku (002)

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Title Kabuki Theater [107] Kabukiza Theater (089) Sukeroku (002)
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 27, Japan, Theater, Kabuki, 12
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1982
Subject Performing arts--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Performances--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theaters--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theater--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Kabuki--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Men--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Actors--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Male actors--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Clothing and dress--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Costume--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Parasols--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Umbrellas--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theatrical makeup--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theatrical wigs--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Audiences--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Japan; Theater
Keywords Kabuki-za; Sukeroku; Ishō; Costumes; Keshō; Oshiroi; Make-up; Katsura; Hanamichi; Deha; Stages
Spatial Coverage Honshū (Japan); Kantō Region (Japan); Tokyo (Japan)
Description Photo shows a Japanese actor on the hanamichi, probably portraying the character "Sukeroku" in a performance at the Kabuki-za Theater in Tokyo, Japan
Caption on Slide Sukeroku's entry dance, Kabuki-za, Tokyo, Japan.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: "Kabuki...is a classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers."--Wikipedia. Note: Possibly known as: "Sukeroku: Flower of Edo" (Sukeroku yukari Edo no zakura, 1713; trans. 1975), written by Tsuuchi Jihei II (1679-1760).--The Cambridge Guide to Theatre, Credo Reference Database. Note: "Deha. ...an "entrance" on the hanamichi...Famous examples include...Sukeroku's umbrella sequence..."--Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre by Samuel L. Leiter, page 69. Note: Appears to be similar to image with File Name: theater_kabuki_011 with caption information provided as: "Sukeroku's entry Dance Kabuki-za Tokyo." and Date.Original provided as: 1950. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Actor on Hanamichi Kabuki-za Tokyo, Japan."
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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ARK ark:/87278/s6h99n9k
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 333038
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h99n9k