Title : Ichikawa Danjuro in Shibaraku

Artist : Paul Binnie

Date : February/ March 1996.

Details : Paul Binnie: Ichikawa Danjuro in Shibaraku - Artelino

Source : artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description : The character of Kamakura no Gongoro appears in the ritualised play "Shibaraku", which means "Wait a moment!". This word is called by the actor, in this case Ichikawa Danjuro XII, before he arrives on stage. Deus ex machina, Gorgoro arrives mid-way through the unlawful preparations for execution of a party of nobles, and is the most graphic examples of costume, wig, and "kumadori" make up in Kabuki. (description by the artist, Paul Binnie).

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