Kabuki Theater [002] Theatrical Makeup (002)

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Title Kabuki Theater [002] Theatrical Makeup (002)
Photo Number Box 27, Japan, Kabuki, Make Up, 2
Description Photo shows contents of a Japanese makeup case at the Kabuki-za theater in Tokyo, Japan
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1970
Subject Performing arts--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theaters--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theater--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Kabuki--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Costume--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Cosmetics containers--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Theatrical makeup--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Japan; Brooms and brushes; Theater
Keywords Kabuki-za; Oshiroi; Keshō; Kumadori; Make-up
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 Kabuki makeup case, collection of L.K. Sweeney.
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. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Japanese Kabuki Theater Make-up case coll. L.K. Sweeney."
Type Image
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ARK ark:/87278/s6r506w6
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 333160
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6r506w6
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