| Title |
Kabuki Theater [197] Kabukiza Theater (179) The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (009) |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 27, Japan, Theater, Kabuki, 104 |
| 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; Theatrical makeup--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theatrical wigs--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Revenge--Art--Photographs; Mountains--Art--Photographs; Japan; Clothing and dress; Theater |
| Keywords |
Kabuki-za; Kanadehon Chûshingura; Michiyuki; Michi Yuki; Michi-yuki; Onnagata; Ishō; Costumes; Keshō; Oshiroi; Make-up; Katsura; Stages |
| Spatial Coverage |
Honshū (Japan); Kantō Region (Japan); Tokyo (Japan) |
| Description |
Photo shows a performance of a "michiyuki" dance (possibly from the play "Kanadehon Chûshingura" or "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers") at the Kabuki-za theater in Tokyo, Japan |
| Caption on Slide |
Dance ("michiyuki") in a Kabuki play at the Kabuki-za theater in Tokyo, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Similar image (with additional information about the play) can be found in Kabuki Today: The Art and Tradition, photographs by Shunji Ohkura, introduction by Donald Keene, text by Iwao Kamimura, translated by Kirsten McIvor, pages 12, 64-70. 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: "Michiyuki...(lit. "road travel literature") is the term for a journey scene in Japanese theatre, which shows the characters dancing or conversing while travelling."--Wikipedia. Note: "...The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon chūshingura, 1748; trans. 1971), Japan's famous revenge play."--The Cambridge Guide to Theatre, Credo Reference Database. Note: Appears to be similar to image with File Name: sl_japanesenohdrama073 and original caption information provided as: "Michi Yuki Kabuki-za Lennox Tierney Image Bank (on back) No. 31 Kabuki 9 Michi-yuki Photo by. C. Yoshida SK Slide". Note: Original caption information for this image provided as: "Kabuki-za Michi Yuki Tokyo, Japan." Note: Date.Original provided for this image as: 1982. Other images in this grouping dated: circa 1950s - 1960s (probably from earlier productions). |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6pk0z8r |
| 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 |
333114 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pk0z8r |
