| Title |
Kabuki Theater [189] Kabukiza Theater (171) The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (001) Harakiri Scene (001) |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 27, Japan, Theater, Kabuki, 109 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1960 |
| 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; Musicians--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Musical instruments--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Shamisen--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Seppuku--Art--Photographs; Revenge--Art--Photographs; Japan; Seppuku; Shamisen; Theater |
| Keywords |
Kabuki-za; Kanadehon Chûshingura; Reciters; Ishō; Costumes; Keshō; Oshiroi; Make-up; Katsura; Stages |
| Spatial Coverage |
Honshū (Japan); Kantō Region (Japan); Tokyo (Japan) |
| Description |
Photo shows a scene in a Kabuki play (possibly "Kanadehon Chûshingura" or "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers"), (possibly shows the "Hara Kiri" (suicide) scene?) at the Kabuki-za theater, Tokyo, Japan |
| Caption on Slide |
Hara kiri scene, Kabuki-za, Tokyo, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Similar image (with additional information about the play) can be found in Kabuki Today: The Art and Tradition, photographs by Shunji Ohkura, introduction by Donald Keene, text by Iwao Kamimura, translated by Kirsten McIvor, pages 64-70. 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 Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon chūshingura, 1748; trans. 1971), Japan's famous revenge play."--The Cambridge Guide to Theatre, Credo Reference Database. Note: Appears to be a different production (possibly earlier or later?) than the other images in this group. Note: Original caption information indicated: "circa 1950" Note: Date.Original provided as: 1960. |
| 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/s6f19ftf |
| 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 |
333116 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6f19ftf |
