The actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Matsushita Mikinoshin
Ukiyo-e
1794
Tōshūsai Sharaku (1794 – 1795)
Ontdek Tōshūsai Sharaku, een mysterieuze ukiyo-e meester bekend om zijn opvallend realistische portretten van kabuki-acteurs. Verken zijn korte maar impactvolle carrière en nalatenschap!
The undisputed master of close-up actor portraits was the artist Toshusai Sharaku, whose brief career spanned a ten-month period in 1794 and 1795. Despite his popularity, Sharaku’s true identity is still unknown. This print is one of several by Sharaku featuring moments from a Kabuki play in which two sisters exact revenge on the villain who killed their father, a masterless samurai. Here the artist shows the actor Onoe Matsusuke I in the role of the father, a man impoverished by illness. The unkempt hairstyle, shadow-rimmed eyes, and anxious, hunched-over pose convey his reduced state. Printed with luxurious and shiny mica, the print’s dark background is a feature of many of Sharaku’s finest portraits.
Over dit kunstwerk
- Titel: The actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Matsushita Mikinoshin
- Kunstenaar: Tōshūsai Sharaku
- Jaar: 1794
- Formaat: Portrait
- Auteursrechtelijke status: Publiek domein
- Creatieve periode: Late Medieval
- Context corpus: unique portrait series, social commentary art
- Trefwoorden: toshusai sharaku art, japanese drama prints, japanese fine art
- Waargenomen helderheid: balanced
- Onderwerpen: sharaku art, woodblock print, japanese drama
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