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Matsumoto Kôshirô VIII as Matsuômaru, from the series Flowers of the Modern Stage


Ōta Masamitsu, Matsumoto Kôshirô VIII as Matsuômaru, from the series Flowers of the Modern Stage, 1954, color woodblock print on paper, Gift of Mrs. Fay Kramer, © unknown, research required, 91.48.1F

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Title

Matsumoto Kôshirô VIII as Matsuômaru, from the series Flowers of the Modern Stage

Related Titles

display title: Matsumoto Koshiro XII as Matsuomaru in Kurumabiki

display title: Matsumoto Kôshirô VIII as Matsuômaru

display title: Matsumoto Kôshirô VIII as Matsuômaru in a Kurumabiki scene

series title: Gendai butai geika (Flowers of the Modern Stage)

Artist

Ōta Masamitsu (Japanese, 1892-1975)

Related People

printer: Miyake Kōshodō (Japanese, active ca. 1950)

Date

1954

Period

Japan: Shōwa period (1926-1989)

Medium

color woodblock print on paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

image: 14 11/16 in x 9 7/8 in; sheet: 16 7/8 in x 10 13/16 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

91.48.1F

Copyright

© unknown, research required

Terms

Japanese woodblock prints

relief printing

relief prints

Showa

woodcuts

woodcut

Description

Matsumoto Kôshirô (1910-1982), born into a famous family of kabuki actors, performed under that stage name from Setpember 1949 until October 1981. One of the great masters of male action roles in the 20th century, he was recognized by the Japanese government as a “Living National Treasure” for preserving and maintaining a classical art form. He is portrayed here in the role of Matsuômaru in a Kuruma-biki scene.

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