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Yakusha-e: Kabuki Prints, a Continuing Tradition

(from 29th Nov 2011 until 4th Mar 2012)

Discover the brightly coloured woodblock prints of actors from Japanese popular theatre.

Detail of The actor Nakamura Shikan IV as the fisherman Fukashichi, Tōkyō, 1869 (Museum No: EA1971.2
Nakamura Tokizō V as the kept mistress Otomifront

© Tsuruya Kōkei

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Nakamura Tokizō V as the kept mistress Otomi

  • Description

    Nakamura Tokizō V (born 1955) is a well known onnagata, specializing in female roles. In traditional kabuki, all of the roles are played by men, who are trained to create a larger-than-life femininity by emphasizing and stylizing feminine movements and gestures. Here the actor plays Otomi, the mistress of a gang leader who falls in love with the son of a wealthy merchant. As with most portraits of onnagata, the actor's masculinity is obvious despite his feminine costume and wig.

  • Details

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    Series
    Bust Portraits VIII
    Associated place
    Asia › Japan (place of creation)
    Date
    1990
    Artist/maker
    Tsuruya Kōkei (born 1946) (designer)
    Associated people
    Nakamura Tokizō V (born 1955) (subject)
    Material and technique
    woodblock on ganpi paper
    Dimensions
    print 38.7 x 24.9 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper
    Technique index
    printed › relief print › woodcut › colour woodcut
    Object type index
    visual representation › print
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by Philip Harris, 2011.
    Accession no.
    EA2011.19

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