Matsumoto Kôshirô VII as the warrior-monk Benkei
Ōta Masamitsu, Matsumoto Kôshirô VII as the warrior-monk Benkei, 1955, color woodblock print on paper; nishiki-e, Gift of Mrs. Fay Kramer, © unknown, research required, 91.48.2E
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- Title
Matsumoto Kôshirô VII as the warrior-monk Benkei
- Related Titles
series title: Showa butai sugata (Figures of the Showa Stage)
- Artist
- Related People
- Date
1955
- Period
Japan: Shōwa period (1926-1989)
- Medium
color woodblock print on paper; nishiki-e
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 14 1/4 in x 9 1/2 in; sheet: 16 5/16 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
91.48.2E
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Matsumoto Kôshirô VII (1870-1949), who acted under that name from November 1911 until his final performance in February 1948, is considered one of the finest kabuki actors of the first half of the 20th century. He was trained as a youth by Ichikawa Danjûrô IX and thoroughly mastered the ‘aragoto’ (rough stuff) roles of the Ichikawa tradition. His costume here is that of Benkei, the powerful warrior monk who served as loyal companion to the young Yoshitsune in “Kanjinchô.”