Untitled work by Natori Shunsen
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- British Museum
- Image courtesy of
- British Museum
Description
A close-up bust portrait of a kabuki actor with a shaved crown and white face makeup, arched dark eyebrows, and a stern, direct gaze. He wears a green robe decorated with a large coiled dragon in black and gray outline over a white underlayer, rendered in flat, muted colors against a plain grey background. Vertical Japanese text appears in the upper right corner. Woodblock print by Natori Shunsen; title and year unknown.
More Prints by Natori Shunsen
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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)"
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Frequently Asked Questions
Untitled was created by Natori Shunsen (名取春仙).
Untitled depicts abstract.