| Title |
Kabuki Theater [008] Theatrical Makeup (008) |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 61, Hokusai and other Japanese Printers, 82 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 |
| Subject |
Performing arts--Japan--Photographs; Performances--Japan--Photographs; Theaters--Japan--Photographs; Theater--Japan--Photographs; Kabuki--Japan--Photographs; Men--Japan--Photographs; Actors--Japan--Photographs; Male actors--Japan--Photographs; Clothing and dress--Japan--Photographs; Costume--Japan--Photographs; Parasols--Japan--Photographs; Umbrellas--Japan--Photographs; Theatrical makeup--Japan--Photographs; Theatrical wigs--Japan--Photographs; Japan; Clothing and dress; Theater |
| Keywords |
Ishō; Costumes; Oshiroi; Keshō; Make-up; Katsura |
| Spatial Coverage |
Japan |
| Description |
Photograph of Kabuki actor |
| Caption on Slide |
Kabuki developed during the more than 250 years of peace of the Edo period (1600 - 1868). Kabuki is thought to have originated in the dances and theater first performed in Kyoto in 1603 by Okuni, a female attendant at the Izumo shrine. Kabuki plays are divided into three overall categories: jidai-mono (historical plays), sewa-mono (domestic plays), and shosagoto (dance pieces). Phototograph: C. Yoshida SK Slide |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Additional information (re: history of Kabuki) can be found online at: http://web-japan.org/factsheet/en/pdf/e30_kabuki.pdf 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: "Wigs (katsura) are worn by all human characters in kabuki and range from extremely realistic to utterly theatrical."--Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre by Samuel L. Leiter, page 422. |
| 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/s6k07n5j |
| 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 |
339516 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k07n5j |
