The Actor Bando Juzaburo as Seigoro
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
- Image courtesy of
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Description
A close-up bust portrait of a kabuki actor in profile, facing right, with a stern, heavy-browed expression and a small red mark near his eye. He wears a black robe with a round white crest on the chest and a grey collar patterned with a repeating floral/dot motif over a striped inner garment, and holds a blue-and-white patterned bowl or cup in both hands. The background is a flat mottled grey, with the artist's signature and seal in the upper right; this woodblock print by Natori Shunsen depicts "The Actor Bando Juzaburo as Seigoro" (year unknown).
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Actor Bando Juzaburo as Seigoro was created by Natori Shunsen (名取春仙).
The Actor Bando Juzaburo as Seigoro depicts kabuki.