Onoe Kikugorô VI as the maiden Yayoi in ‘Kagami jishi’
Ōta Masamitsu, Onoe Kikugorô VI as the maiden Yayoi in ‘Kagami jishi’, 1955, color woodblock print on paper, Gift of Mrs. Fay Kramer, © unknown, research required, 91.48.2A
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- Title
Onoe Kikugorô VI as the maiden Yayoi in ‘Kagami jishi’
- Related Titles
original language: 昭和舞台姿 その一 鏡獅子 六代目尾上菊五郎丈
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 1/2 in; sheet: 16 1/16 in x 10 1/2 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
artist's seal: , printed in red ink, center left, within the picture border Language: Japanese
printer's mark: 三宅耕書堂摺刷, printed in black ink, left margin Transliteration (Translation): Miyake Kôshodô shôsatsu (Printed by Miyake Kôshodô) Language: Japanese
publisher's mark: 番蝶楼蔵版, printed in black ink, left margin Transliteration (Translation): Banchôrô zô han (Banchôrô Studio) Language: Japanese Description: vertical text within a rectangular cartouche
signature: 雅光, left center,within the picture border Transliteration (Translation): Masamitsu (Masamitsu) Language: Japanese
title: 昭和舞台姿 その一 鏡獅子 六代目尾上菊五郎丈, printed in black ink, upper right margin Transliteration (Translation): Showa butai sugata sono ichi Kagami jishi Rokudaime Onoe Kikugô (Figures of the Shôwa Stage, Part 1: Onoe Kikugorô VI in ‘Kagami jishi’) 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
91.48.2A
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Onoe Kikugorô VI (1885-1949) was one of the great kabuki stars of the first half of the 20th century. He performed under the stage name Kikugorô VI from March 1903 until his death. An actor of exceptional ability, he most often took on lead male roles, often assuming more than one role in the same play. Throughout his career, he repeatedly appeared in such classics as the Terakoya scene from "Sugawara denju tenari kagami," "Kanadehon Chûshingura," or "Yoshitsune senbon zakura"--in the last play, usually assuming 3 different roles. Surprisingly, he was also a superb dancer in female roles. He is portrayed here as the lady-in-waiting Yayoi performing a lion dance in the play, "Kagami jishi." It is a tribute to his skill and the affection of his fans that he was wildly popular in this role--written for the character of a teenage girl--when he was well past middle-age and quite plump.
