Bando Mitsugoro in the Role of an Evil Aristocrat (Kugeaku)
by Paul Binnie
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Scholten Japanese Art
Description
Bando Mitsugoro VIII — a Living National Treasure of kabuki — is depicted here in the role of a kuge-aku (evil aristocrat), one of kabuki's most stylized villain types. The evil aristocrat is distinguished by his elaborate court costume and a facial expression of cold, calculating cruelty — a performance mode that requires the actor to project menace through formal restraint rather than explosive physicality. Binnie's portrait captures the calculated malice of this kabuki type with formal precision.
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Bando Mitsugoro in the Role of an Evil Aristocrat (Kugeaku) was created by Paul Binnie.
Bando Mitsugoro in the Role of an Evil Aristocrat (Kugeaku) depicts kabuki.