Onoe Kikugoro VI as Benten Kozo
六代目尾上菊五郎の弁天小僧
- Date:
- 1925
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
六代目尾上菊五郎の弁天小僧
Shunsen's 36-print actor series (1925–1929) was limited to ~150 subscribed copies per design — one of the smallest editions of any major shin-hanga publisher. Portraits of celebrated grand-lineage actors are the most contested at auction; the artist record is $7,575 at Bonhams New York (2020).
From the series Thirty-six Portraits of Actors. Shows Onoe Kikugoro VI in the role of the handsome young thief Benten Kozo, a character who disguises himself as a woman in one of kabuki's most beloved comedic dramas.
1927
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
歌舞伎
Woodblock print
1955
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Onoe Kikugoro VI as Benten Kozo (六代目尾上菊五郎の弁天小僧) was created by Natori Shunsen (名取春仙) in 1925.
Onoe Kikugoro VI as Benten Kozo was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1925).
Onoe Kikugoro VI as Benten Kozo depicts kabuki.