Farmer Kyusaku - Plate No 114
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
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Farmer Kyusaku, cataloged as Plate No. 114, depicts a rural character from the kabuki repertoire. Kyusaku is a farmer role (hyakusho-yaku), the type of common-born figure who appears in domestic plays as a voice of earthy wisdom or as a victim of samurai cruelty. Such characters wear rough indigo-dyed cotton, straw sandals, and practical headgear that contrasts sharply with the silk brocades of the courtly roles. Kokei renders this working-class figure with the same seriousness he brings to princes and courtesans, finding dignity and dramatic presence in the farmer's weathered face and plain costume.
Farmer Kyusaku - Plate No 114 was created by Tsuruya Kokei (弦屋光溪) in Not set.
Farmer Kyusaku - Plate No 114 depicts figures.
