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Tadamasa Ueno: Kamakura - Calendar of Kabuki Roles and Actors, November (1950)

An actor in the role of Kamakura in the play Shibaraku, one of the most famous aragoto roles.  Shibaraku (Wait!) is one of the greatest plays of Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1724), considered the greatest Japanese playwriter of all times. Its Kabuki version was represented, every year, in November, marking the official start of the season and being used to present to the audiences the new actors enrolled by the companies.

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Id

ESD006

Artist

Tadamasa Ueno (1904-1970)

Series

Kabuki Sugata-goyomi - Calendar of Kabuki Roles and Actors

Title

Kamakura - (November)

Signature

Tadamasa

Seal

Torii

Publisher

Shokokusha (carver – Nagashima Michio, printer – Shinmi Saburo)

Date

1950

Format

Oban Yoko-e

Dimensions

41 cm x 28 cm

Impression

Excellent

Colors

Excellent

Preservation

Excellent

Condition

A few slight stains

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