Nakamura Tokizô III as the dancer Shizuka Gozen, from the series Flowers of the Modern Stage
Ōta Masamitsu, Nakamura Tokizô III as the dancer Shizuka Gozen, from the series Flowers of the Modern Stage, 1954, color woodblock print on paper, Gift of Mrs. Fay Kramer, © unknown, research required, 91.48.1G
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- Title
Nakamura Tokizô III as the dancer Shizuka Gozen, from the series Flowers of the Modern Stage
- Related Titles
display title: Nakamura Tokizô III as the Dancer Shizuka Gozen
display title: Nakamura Tokizô III as the dancer Shizuka Gozen
series title: Gendai butai geika (Flowers of the Modern Stage)
- 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 7/8 in x 10 15/16 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
91.48.1G
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Nakamura Tokizô III (1895-1959), who acted under that stage name from 1916 until a year before his death, was a noted onnagata actor who specialized in wife roles. He is depicted in this print as the dancer Shizuka Gozen, lover of the warrior Yoshitsune in the play, “Yoshitsune senbon zakura.”
