BUNRAKU doll
Description
A Bunraku puppet — ningyō — from Japan's greatest puppet theater tradition, developed in Osaka over three centuries into a performance art of extraordinary sophistication. Bunraku puppets are operated by three visible puppeteers working in coordinated silence, their heads, hands, and movements creating an illusion of autonomous life that rivals human performance in emotional expressiveness. Sadanobu III's depiction of the Bunraku puppet captures the puppet in the specific costume and posture of a dramatic role, the elaborate wig and painted face conveying character type.
More Prints by Hasegawa Sadanobu III
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Kabuki Theater
歌舞伎
Woodblock print
Onoe Shoroku II as the tattooed villain Danshichi
1955
Woodblock print
View of Kabuki Theater from Matsuya (Ginza Matsuya yori Kabukiza), no. 3 from the series "Pictures of Ginza, First Series (Gashu Ginza dai isshu)"
1928
Color lithograph
Distant View of Mitsukoshi Movie Theater in Shinjuku from the Sixth Floor of Hoteiya (Hoteiya rokkai kara Shinjuku Mitsukoshi Musashi no kan enbo zu), no. 1 from the series "Scenery of Shinjuku (Gashu Shinjuku fukei)"
1930
Color lithograph
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
BUNRAKU doll was created by Hasegawa Sadanobu III (長谷川貞信三世).
BUNRAKU doll depicts kabuki.