Noh Theater [002] Backstage Preparation (001)

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Title Noh Theater [002] Backstage Preparation (001)
Photo Number Box 61, Hokusai and other Japanese Printers, 54
Description Photograph of an actor preparing for performance (Mr. Kashiwabara preparing for Noh performance?)
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1965
Subject Performing arts--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Performances--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Theaters--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Theater--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Nō plays--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Men--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Actors--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Male actors--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Clothing and dress--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Costume--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Japan; Nō; Clothing and dress; Theater
Keywords Kashiwabara; Nōgaku; Costumes; Shozoku; Gakuya; 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); Kyoto (Japan : Prefecture); Kyoto (Japan)
Caption on Slide Backstage preparation, Kyoto, Japan.
Additional Information Image scanned from color slide. Note: "Noh (Nō)...is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century...Noh performance is extremely codified, and regulated by the iemoto system, with an emphasis on tradition rather than innovation..."--Wikipedia. Note: "Of the four major forms of traditional Japanese theater, only Kabuki uses makeup...for its actors..."--Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre by Samuel L. Leiter, page 221. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Noh make-up and costume for Mr. Kashiwabara Kyoto, Japan"
Type Image
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ARK ark:/87278/s69p3jhp
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 339665
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69p3jhp
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