Untitled work by Natori Shunsen
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Richard Kruml
- Image courtesy of
- Richard Kruml
Description
A close-up bust portrait of a kabuki actor in role, with a stern, wide-eyed expression and heavy white kumadori-style makeup accentuating dark brows and a downturned mouth. The figure wears a pale grey robe patterned with small dark motifs, a blue-and-white striped undergarment visible at the collar, and a black wig topped with two curved golden ornaments. The background is a flat pale grey-blue, and the print bears a red seal and brushed signature in the upper right. Woodblock print by Natori Shunsen; title and year unknown.
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)"
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Frequently Asked Questions
Untitled was created by Natori Shunsen (名取春仙).
Untitled depicts abstract.