Onoe Baikô VII as the Wisteria Maiden
Ōta Masamitsu, Onoe Baikô VII as the Wisteria Maiden, 1955, color woodblock print on paper, Gift of Mrs. Fay Kramer, © unknown, research required, 91.48.2K
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- Title
Onoe Baikô VII as the Wisteria Maiden
- 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 1/8 in x 9 7/16 in; sheet: 16 1/4 in x 10 1/2 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
91.48.2K
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Onoe Baikô VII (1915-1995), one of the most successful kabuki stars of the 20th century, performed under that stage name from 1947 until his retirement a few years before his death. Adept at many roles, he is best remembered for his outstanding dance performances in female roles. He is portrayed here as Fuji Musume, the Wisteria Maiden, a dance which is normally performed as the climax to a Kakuki presentation. The stage set includes an enormous blossoming wisteria tree, a prop behind which the actor does four quick costume changes during the dance.
