| Title |
Kabuki Theater [027] Kabukiza Theater (009) Curtains (002) |
| Photo Number |
Box 27, Japan, Theater, Kabuki, 37 |
| Description |
Photo shows the main curtain at the Kabuki-za theater in Tokyo, Japan |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1950; 1951; 1952 |
| Subject |
Performing arts--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Performances--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theaters--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theater--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Kabuki--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Draperies--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theater curtains--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Audiences--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Japan; Draperies; Theater |
| Keywords |
Kabuki-za; Stages; Hikimaku; Partitions |
| 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 |
Main curtain, circa 1950-2, 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: "Today's vertically striped curtains are of green, persimmon, and black, colors that have come to symbolize...kabuki..."--Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre by Samuel L. Leiter, page 113. Note: Appears to be similar to images with File Names: theater_kabuki_145, theaters_003, and sl_japanesenohdrama038. |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1947-2004 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6vd7fk2 |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
333074 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vd7fk2 |
