Nakamura Kichiemon I as the warrior Katô Kiyomasa
Ōta Masamitsu, Nakamura Kichiemon I as the warrior Katô Kiyomasa, 1955, color woodblock print on paper, Gift of Mrs. Fay Kramer, © unknown, research required, 91.48.2F
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- Title
Nakamura Kichiemon I as the warrior Katô Kiyomasa
- 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
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 14 1/4 in x 9 7/16 in; sheet: 16 1/8 in x 10 5/16 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
91.48.2F
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
A leading kabuki actor of the first half of the 20th century, Nakamura Kichiemon I (1886-1954) had a strong interest in the historical figure, Katô Kiyomasa (1562-1611), one of the most famous warlords of Japan during an epoch of civil war. Kichieimon commissioned several new plays with himself in the Kiyomasa role.
