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The Actor Onoe Matsunosuke IV as the Unlucky Master Chöbei by Natori Shunsen — Japanese Woodblock print

The Actor Onoe Matsunosuke IV as the Unlucky Master Chöbei

by Natori Shunsen

Shin-hanga
Theater
Medium:
Woodblock print
Image courtesy of
Honolulu Museum of Art

Description

A close-up bust portrait of a kabuki actor with a stern, heavy-browed expression, gray hair swept back, and a mustache, set against a plain dark background. He wears a checked blue-and-white kimono collar beneath a mustard-and-brown patterned outer robe. Woodblock print by Natori Shunsen; title: The Actor Onoe Matsunosuke IV as the Unlucky Master Chōbei.

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Featured in Collections

Curated cross-cuts that include this print.

Shin-Hanga: Japan's Twentieth-Century Print Revival

Frequently Asked Questions

The Actor Onoe Matsunosuke IV as the Unlucky Master Chöbei was created by Natori Shunsen (名取春仙).

The Actor Onoe Matsunosuke IV as the Unlucky Master Chöbei depicts theater.