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Bungorô on Stage by Jun'ichiro Sekino — Japanese Woodblock print, 1953

Bungorô on Stage

by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Sōsaku-hanga
FiguresKabukiPortraits
Nishiki-eMoku-hangaKentoBarenItame-mokuhanSumi
Date:
1953
Medium:
Woodblock print
Edition:
Self-printed
Source:
ukiyo-e.org

Description

A 1953 print that catches the Bunraku master Bungoro in the heightened state of stage performance, where the puppeteer's body and the puppet's become a single expressive instrument. Sekino's printmaking vocabulary — bold outlines, flat areas of color, precise figural placement — is ideally suited to capturing the theater's own visual grammar, which relies on clarity of gesture and costume rather than naturalistic illusionism.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Bungorô on Stage was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎) in 1953.

Bungorô on Stage uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.

Bungorô on Stage depicts figures, kabuki, and portraits.