Bandō Mitsugorō VII as Yari yakko, from the series Shinpan butai no sugata-e (New Stage Portraits)
Natori Shunsen, Bandō Mitsugorō VII as Yari yakko, from the series Shinpan butai no sugata-e (New Stage Portraits), 1952, 3rd month, color woodblock print on paper, The Carol and Seymour Haber Collection, © unknown, research required, 2008.106.4
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- Title
Bandō Mitsugorō VII as Yari yakko, from the series Shinpan butai no sugata-e (New Stage Portraits)
- Related Titles
original language: 坂東三津五郎 槍奴
series (original language): 新版舞台の姿絵
series (translated): New Stage Portraits
series (transliterated): Shinpan butai no sugata-e
- Artist
- Related People
publisher: Watanabe Shōzaburō (Japanese, 1885-1962)
- Date
1952, 3rd month
- 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 13/16 in; sheet: 15 13/16 in x 10 7/8 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
publisher's mark: ワタナベ, printed in black ink, within a circular cartouche, lower left Transliteration (Translation): Watanabe ([seal of publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō 渡辺正三郎]) Language: Japanese Description: Tokyo publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō 渡辺正三郎 (1885-1962).
date: 昭和廾七年三月作, printed in grey ink, right margin, bottom Transliteration (Translation): Shōwa nijūshichi nen san gatsu saku (Created Shōwa 27 [1952], March) Language: Japanese
title: 坂東三津五郎 / 槍奴, printed in grey ink, right margin, center Transliteration (Translation): Bandō Mitsugorō / Yari yakko (Bandō Mitsugorō [as] Yari yakko [a spear-bearer]) Language: Japanese
artist's seal: 春仙, printed in red within a square cartouche, upper right, below signature Transliteration: Shunsen Language: Japanese
signature: 黛子洞春仙寫, printed in black ink, upper right, within block Transliteration (Translation): Taishidō Shunsen sha (depicted [by] Taishidō Shunsen) Language: Japanese Description: Taishidō 黛子洞 was one of Shunsen's art names.
- Collection Area
Asian Art; Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
Japanese Modern Prints
- Object Type
relief print
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
The Carol and Seymour Haber Collection
- Accession Number
2008.106.4
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Bandō Mitsugorō VII (1882-1961) was a kabuki actor reputedly of small stature and high voice. However he was so revered for his extraordinary dance performances, he became known as a "god of dance" in kabuki and was designated a Living National Treasure by the Japanese government. Upon his death, his name passed to his adopted son, Mitsugorō VIII, who would equal if not surpass his father's legacy as one of the most superb kabuki actors of his generation.
- Exhibitions
2019 Dramatic Impressions: Japanese Actor Prints Portland Art Museum
