Onoe Baikô VI and Princess Sarashina in “Momijigari”
Ōta Masamitsu, Onoe Baikô VI and Princess Sarashina in “Momijigari”, 1955, color woodblock print on paper, Gift of Mrs. Fay Kramer, © unknown, research required, 91.48.2I
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- Title
Onoe Baikô VI and Princess Sarashina in “Momijigari”
- 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 3/16 in x 9 5/16 in; sheet: 16 1/2 in x 10 1/4 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
91.48.2I
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Onoe Baikô VI (1870-1934), a native of Nagoya city, studied dance as a young man. At the age of 12 he was adopted by the kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorô V. He first assumed the stage name Baikô VI in 1903, and kept it until his death. He is considered one of the outstanding onnagata actors of his day, and frequently played opposite Ichimura Uzaemon XV. He was especially renowned for his portrayal of possessed women or ghosts, and that is how Mamamitsu has portrayed him here. The kabuki dance drama “Momijigari (Gathering Autumn Leaves),” based on a Noh play of the same name, features a princess who is transformed into a demon and performs a battle dance.