| Title |
Kabuki Theater [006] Theatrical Makeup (006) |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 61, Hokusai and other Japanese Printers, 32 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1970 |
| Subject |
Performing arts--Japan--Photographs; Theater--Japan--Photographs; Kabuki--Japan--Photographs; Theatrical makeup--Japan--Photographs; Japan; Brooms and brushes; Theater |
| Keywords |
Oshiroi; Keshō; Kumadori; Make-up |
| Spatial Coverage |
Japan |
| Description |
Photograph of a Japanese makeup brush (possibly at Kabuki-za Theater in Tokyo) |
| Caption on Slide |
Kabuki makeup brush, 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: "Oshiroi. The heavy white makeup of kabuki actors, made from a ground-flour base."--Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre by Samuel L. Leiter, page 302. Note: "Keshō, the make-up of the actor...One of the outstanding features of the Kabuki actor's make-up or keshō, is the use of painted faces known as kumadori. "--The Kabuki Theatre of Japan by Adolphe Clarence Scott, page 122. Note: "Kumadori...is stage makeup worn by kabuki actors, particularly when performing in the bold and bombastic aragoto style. Kumadori makeup generally consists of brightly colored stripes or patterns over a white foundation, the colors and patterns symbolizing aspects of the actor's character."--Wikipedia. |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| 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. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6cg070n |
| 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 |
339502 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cg070n |
