Actor Hanayagi Shōtarō as Taki no Shiraito, from the series Gendai butai geika (Flowers of the Modern Stage)
Ōta Masamitsu, Actor Hanayagi Shōtarō as Taki no Shiraito, from the series Gendai butai geika (Flowers of the Modern Stage), 1954, color woodblock print on paper, Gift of Mrs. Fay Kramer, © unknown, research required, 91.48.1K
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- Title
Actor Hanayagi Shōtarō as Taki no Shiraito, from the series Gendai butai geika (Flowers of the Modern Stage)
- Related Titles
original language: 瀧の白糸 花柳章太郎
series (original language): 現代舞台芸華
series (translated): Flowers of the Modern Stage
series (transliterated): Gendai butai geika
- 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 9 7/8 in; sheet: 16 5/8 in x 10 7/8 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
printer's mark: 三宅耕書堂摺刷, printed in black, within a rectangular cartouche, bottom margin, right Transliteration (Translation): Miyake Kōshodō shōsatsu (printed [by] Miyake Kōshodō) Language: Japanese
publisher's mark: 番蝶楼蔵版, printed in black, within a rectangular cartouche, bottom margin, right Transliteration (Translation): Banchōrō zōhan (copyright Banchōrō) Language: Japanese Description: Tokyo publisher Banchōrō active before World War II and into the 1950s.
title; series title: 現代舞台芸華 (11) 瀧の白糸 / 花柳章太郎丈, printed in black, bottom margin, left Transliteration (Translation): Gendai butai geika (11) Taki no Shiraito / Hanayagi Shōtarō-jō (Flowers of the Modern Stage, no. 11: Hanayagi Shōtarō [in the role of] Taki no Shiraito) Language: Japanese Description: The suffix 丈 (jō) after Hanayagi Shōtarō's name expresses respect for the actor.
artist's seal: , printed in red relief within rectangular cartouche, upper right, below signature Language: Japanese
signature: 雅光, printed in white, upper right Transliteration: Masamitsu [also pronounced Gakō] Language: Japanese
- 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
91.48.1K
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Hanayagi Shōtarō (1894-1965) was an actor who flourished in Tokyo in the 1920s through 1950s. He led the revival of the Shinpa (New Faction) school of theater, which combined elements of traditional kabuki with modern and Western drama. A handsome man, he won popular acclaim as an actor in female roles on stage, but in later life he played male lead roles as well. He appeared in Mizoguchi Ken's famous 1939 film, Zangiku Monogatari in 1939, and is the subject of Yakusha shosetsu Hanayagi Shōtarō, written by his friend, the author Kawaguchi Shōtarō. In 1952 he became the head of a Shinpa troupe, and appeared many times with the group's female lead, Mizutani Yaeko. He was recognized by the Japanese government as a "Living National Treasure" for his artistic skills, and won numerous prizes. Hanayagi is depicted here as Taki no Shiraito (The Waterfall's White Thread), an itinerant female entertainer in Izumi Kyōka's play and film, Giketsu kyôketsu.
- Exhibitions
2019 Dramatic Impressions: Japanese Actor Prints Portland Art Museum