Kabuki Theater [169] Kabukiza Theater (151) The Tale of Genji (037)

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Title Kabuki Theater [169] Kabukiza Theater (151) The Tale of Genji (037)
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 27, Japan, Kabuki, Tale of Genji, 9
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1952
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; Fans--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theatrical makeup--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theatrical wigs--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Japan; Theater
Keywords Kabuki-za; Genji Monogatari; Onnagata; Ishō; Costumes; Keshō; Oshiroi; Make-up; Katsura; Stages
Spatial Coverage Honshū (Japan); Kantō Region (Japan); Tokyo (Japan)
Description Photo shows a performance of the play "Tale of Genji" (possibly near climax) at Kabuki-za, Tokyo, Japan
Caption on Slide Tale of Genji, 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: "The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) is a classic work of Japanese literature written by the Japanese noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu in the early years of the 11th century, around the peak of the Heian period."--Wikipedia. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Play Tales of Genji Kabuki Za Tokyo Japan."
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Catherine
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.
Temporal Coverage 1947-2004
ARK ark:/87278/s6xk8xpx
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 333205
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xk8xpx