Onoe Kikugoro
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
- Image courtesy of
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
A woodblock print portrait of the kabuki actor Onoe Kikugoro, shown standing in a purple hood-like head covering and a layered kimono decorated with floral and crest patterns in blue, white, and muted purple tones. The figure holds a fan and stands against a pale landscape background of soft green and blue hills. The overall palette is muted and cool, giving the composition a quiet, formal mood, by Natori Shunsen.
More Prints by Natori Shunsen
Actors Ichikawa Shōchō II as Umegawa and Kataoka Gadō XII as Chūbei
1927
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
The Actor Sawada Shojiro as the Swordsman Hayashi Buhei, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon XV as Naozamurai, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
The Actor Onoe Baiko VI as Sayuri, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Onoe Kikugoro was created by Natori Shunsen (名取春仙).