The actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Matsushita Mikinoshin
Ukiyo-e
1794
Tōshūsai Sharaku (1794 – 1795)
Odkryj Tōshūsai Sharaku, tajemniczego mistrza ukiyo-e, znanego z niezwykle realistycznych portretów aktorów kabuki. Poznaj jego krótką, lecz pełną wpływu karierę oraz dziedzictwo!
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.
O tym dziele
- Tytuł: The actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Matsushita Mikinoshin
- Artysta: Tōshūsai Sharaku
- Rok: 1794
- Format: Portrait
- Status praw autorskich: Domena publiczna
- Okres twórczości: Late Medieval
- Kontekst korpusu tekstowego: unique portrait series, social commentary art
- Słowa kluczowe: toshusai sharaku art, japanese drama prints, japanese fine art
- Jasność postrzegana: balanced
- Tematyka: sharaku art, woodblock print, japanese drama
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