Nakamura Utaemon VI as the Courtesan Yatsuhashi, from the series Flowers of the Modern Stage
Ōta Masamitsu, Nakamura Utaemon VI as the Courtesan Yatsuhashi, from the series Flowers of the Modern Stage, 1954, color woodblock print on paper, Gift of Mrs. Fay Kramer, © unknown, research required, 91.48.1B
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- Title
Nakamura Utaemon VI as the Courtesan Yatsuhashi, from the series Flowers of the Modern Stage
- Related Titles
display title: Nakamura Utaemon VI as the Courtesan Yatsuhashi
display title: Nakamura UtaemonVI as the Courtesan Yatsuhashi
display title: Two actors
series title: Gendai butai geika (Flowers of the Modern Stage)
- Artist
- Related People
- Date
1954
- Period
Japan: Shōwa period (1926-1989)
- Medium
color woodblock print on paper
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 14 3/4 in x 10 1/16 in; sheet: 16 1/2 in x 10 7/8 in
- Collection Area
Asian Art; Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
Japanese Modern Prints
- Object Type
relief print
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Fay Kramer
- Accession Number
91.48.1B
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Nakamura Utaemon VI (1917-2001) was the dominant onnagata actor of the second half of the 20th century. Although he was far from handsome--he had a nose like the beak of a hawk--he so thoroughly mastered feminine movements and gestures that he was mesmerizing on stage. He took the stage name Utaemon VI in 1951, only three years before this print was made, and performed under that name until his retirement in December 1988. His extravagant costume and headress in this print is for his role as Yatsuhashi, a famous courtesan who became the obsession of a wealthy farmer.
