Kabuki Theater [144] Kabukiza Theater (126) The Tale of Genji (012)

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Title Kabuki Theater [144] Kabukiza Theater (126) The Tale of Genji (012)
Photo Number Box 27, Japan, Kabuki, Tale of Genji, 20
Description Photo shows a performance of the play "Tale of Genji" at Kabuki-za, Tokyo, Japan
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1952
Subject Performing arts--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Performances--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theaters--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theater--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Kabuki--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Men--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Actors--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Male actors--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Clothing and dress--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Costume--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theatrical makeup--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theatrical wigs--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Winter--Art--Photographs; Snow--Art--Photographs; Japan; Theater; Winter
Keywords Kabuki-za; Genji Monogatari; Onnagata; Ishō; Costumes; Keshō; Oshiroi; Make-up; Katsura; Stages
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Holding Institution Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Spatial Coverage Honshū (Japan); Kantō Region (Japan); Tokyo (Japan)
Caption on Slide Tale of Genji, Kabuki-za, Tokyo, Japan.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: "Kabuki...is a classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers."--Wikipedia. Note: "The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) is a classic work of Japanese literature written by the Japanese noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu in the early years of the 11th century, around the peak of the Heian period."--Wikipedia. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Kabuki Za Play Tale of Genji Tokyo, Japan."
Type Image
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Temporal Coverage 1947-2004
ARK ark:/87278/s6hd8bt7
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 333216
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hd8bt7