Kabuki play “Seki no to”
by Ogata Gekko
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna
Description
The Kabuki play Seki no to—Barrier Gate—is one of the most formally demanding works in the dance-drama repertoire, its climactic scene featuring the tree spirit disguised as a courtier performing an elaborate dance while simultaneously trying to steal a sacred cherry tree. The figure of the courtier/spirit in formal Heian dress, the cherry blossoms, and the moonlit barrier gate setting gave Gekko a subject of maximum visual and theatrical richness.
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Beauties Harvesting Bracken, from the series Gekkō’s Miscellaney
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kabuki play “Seki no to” was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕).
Kabuki play “Seki no to” depicts kabuki.