Collection of Shunsen Portraits: Nakamura Ganjiro I as Sakata Tojuro (Shunsen Nigao-e Shu: Nakamura Ganjiro)
- Series:
- Creative Prints: Collection of Portraits of Actors (print 6 of 36)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Scholten Japanese Art
Description
From the Shunsen Nigao-e Shu, this portrait records Nakamura Ganjiro I — the master of Kamigata wagoto acting — in the role of Sakata Tojuro, the historical actor whose romantic style Ganjiro explicitly revived and celebrated. The Kamigata (Osaka-Kyoto) theatrical tradition differed markedly from Edo kabuki in its emphasis on psychological realism and romantic feeling over physical spectacle, and Shunsen's portrait captures this quieter, more interior quality: the face warm and open, the bearing easy, the overall impression one of accessible human feeling rather than theatrical display.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Collection of Shunsen Portraits: Nakamura Ganjiro I as Sakata Tojuro (Shunsen Nigao-e Shu: Nakamura Ganjiro) was created by Natori Shunsen (名取春仙).
Yes — Collection of Shunsen Portraits: Nakamura Ganjiro I as Sakata Tojuro (Shunsen Nigao-e Shu: Nakamura Ganjiro) is part of the Creative Prints: Collection of Portraits of Actors series (print 6 of 36) by Natori Shunsen.
Collection of Shunsen Portraits: Nakamura Ganjiro I as Sakata Tojuro (Shunsen Nigao-e Shu: Nakamura Ganjiro) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Collection of Shunsen Portraits: Nakamura Ganjiro I as Sakata Tojuro (Shunsen Nigao-e Shu: Nakamura Ganjiro) depicts kabuki.