Actor Onoe Shōroku II as Kudō Suketsune
- Date:
- January 1989
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 37.8 × 25.1 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Onoe Shoroku II is captured here as Kudo Suketsune, the historical villain of the Soga Brothers revenge narrative — one of kabuki's foundational storylines. Suketsune murdered the Soga brothers' father, setting in motion a decades-long vendetta that climaxes at the foot of Mount Fuji. As played in kabuki, Suketsune is not a simple villain but an imposing lord whose authority and cunning make the brothers' eventual revenge all the more heroic. This January 1989 print in ink and color renders Shoroku II's interpretation of the role, capturing the character's arrogant bearing and elaborate court costume with the compressed intensity that Kokei's bust-portrait format demands.
歌舞伎
Woodblock print
1955
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
Actor Onoe Shōroku II as Kudō Suketsune was created by Tsuruya Kokei (弦屋光溪) in January 1989.
Actor Onoe Shōroku II as Kudō Suketsune depicts kabuki.
Actor Onoe Shōroku II as Kudō Suketsune measures 37.8 × 25.1 cm.
