Kabuki Theater [096] Kabukiza Theater (078) Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy (015)

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Title Kabuki Theater [096] Kabukiza Theater (078) Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy (015)
Photo Number Box 60, Oriental Theatre and Dance, 21
Description Photo shows a performance of the play "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami" (sometimes called "School of Calligraphy") (probably the scene known as "Terakoya" ("The Village School") at Kabuki-za theater in 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; Schools--Art--Photographs; Japan; Theater
Keywords Kabuki-za; Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami; School of Calligraphy; Terakoya; 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 N43 Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Kabuki-za, Tokyo, Japan. All Rights Reserved.
Additional Information Image was scanned from (faded) 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: Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami...is one of the three most famous and popular plays in the kabuki repertoire...The most popular and most frequently performed scene from this play is Terakoya... (info. found on Wikipedia). Note: Appears to be similar to images with File Names: theater_kabuki_078 and theater_kabuki_school_007. Note: Original caption information provided as: "N43. ""Terakoya"", a Kabuki Play Kabuki'za, Tokyo (1952) All Rights Reserved."
Type Image
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ARK ark:/87278/s65m6pkf
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 339341
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65m6pkf
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