Large-head Kabuki Portraits: Nakamura Ganjiro in the Love Suicides at Sonezaki (Kabuki okubi-e: Ganjiro- Sonezaki Shinju)
by Paul Binnie
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Scholten Japanese Art
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 the Large-Head Kabuki Portraits series, this print depicts Nakamura Ganjiro III in the role of Jihei from The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (Sonezaki Shinju) — Chikamatsu Monzaemon's tragedy of a merchant and a courtesan who choose death over separation. Ganjiro III was celebrated for his ability to convey the desperate emotion of ordinary people caught in impossible circumstances, and Binnie's okubi-e portrait captures the full emotional weight of the role: the love, the despair, and the terrible resolution.
歌舞伎
Woodblock print
1955
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
Large-head Kabuki Portraits: Nakamura Ganjiro in the Love Suicides at Sonezaki (Kabuki okubi-e: Ganjiro- Sonezaki Shinju) was created by Paul Binnie.
Large-head Kabuki Portraits: Nakamura Ganjiro in the Love Suicides at Sonezaki (Kabuki okubi-e: Ganjiro- Sonezaki Shinju) depicts kabuki.
