A Great Mirror of the Actors of the Heisei Period: Bando Tamasaburo as the Heron Maiden (Heisei yakusha o-kagami: Tamasaburo - Sagi musume)
by Paul Binnie
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
by Paul Binnie
$2,000–$15,000. Common subjects: $2,000–$4,000. Key value factors: As a living artist continuing the shin-hanga tradition, Binnie's prints are investment-quality. Limited editions and larger formats are most valued.
From Binnie's Great Mirror of Heisei Actors series, this print depicts the legendary onnagata actor Bando Tamasaburo V in the role of the Heron Maiden (Sagi Musume) — one of the most technically demanding and visually spectacular roles in the kabuki repertoire. The Heron Maiden transforms through the performance from a white-clad spirit into a tortured figure, the actor's white costume and cerulean makeup creating one of kabuki's most striking visual images. Binnie captures Tamasaburo's celebrated transformation in the classic okubi-e (large-head portrait) format.
A Great Mirror of the Actors of the Heisei Period: Bando Tamasaburo as the Heron Maiden (Heisei yakusha o-kagami: Tamasaburo - Sagi musume) was created by Paul Binnie.
A Great Mirror of the Actors of the Heisei Period: Bando Tamasaburo as the Heron Maiden (Heisei yakusha o-kagami: Tamasaburo - Sagi musume) depicts birds & flowers and kabuki.
