Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kan Shojo in the Mt. Tenpai Scene, from the series Famous Kabuki Plays
1814
- Medium
- color woodblock print, with mica
- Dimensions
- 38 × 25.9 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-200270
Here, the actor plays the role of an exiled statesman, transforming himself into a vengeful thunder god. The red-and-white make-up style—kumadori, or "shadow painting"—is characteristic of the aragoto manner of portraying heroic roles. The crossed eyes and clenched mouth—in this role a plum blossom branch is added—demonstrates the conventional mie pose used by Kabuki actors to express intense emotion at the most dramatic moment in the play. The audience applauds the actor’s ability to hold this pose, influenced by the stylized movements of the puppets in the famous Bunraku theater. This sensa…
Provenance
Kelvin Smith, 1985.333
Registry history
- 1814 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints
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