Tadamasa: Kan'u

Tadamasa: Kan'u, c.1952

Reference

ESD004

Artist

Tadamasa Ueno (1904-1970)

Series

Kabuki Juhachi Ban - Eighteen Favorite Kabuki Plays

Title

Kan'u

Date

1952

Signature/Seal

Tadamasa with Tadamasa seal

Publisher

Shokoku-sha

Format:

Dimensions

Oban tate-e: 

27,5 cm x 40,6 cm; 10.75" x 16"

Impression

Excellent

Colors

Excellent

Condition

Excellent. Slightly toned.

Description

Guang Yu (in Japanese Kan'u) was a famous Chines general (3th century) that was deified after is death as god of war and protector of warriors. He participated in several famous episodes, which were compiled in several books and become the basis of the famous Kabuki play Kan'u, first represented in 1737. This play was included in the Kabuki Juhachi Ban - Eighteen Favorite Kabuki Plays, a list of the main plays associated with the Ichikawa family  of actors, compiled by  Ichikawa Danjuro VII.

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