ART HIS 42C Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Suzuki Harunobu, Shibaraku, Edo Period
22 Dec 2019
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The artist of this work had 4 favorite female subjects, none were professional courtesans. In the work below we see one of this female subjects. She has an admirer, and we would not be able to distinguish the sex of this admirer if it weren"t for the samurai swords. This could"ve been intentional since male prostitution was widespread and male prostitutes often adopted feminine mannerisms and dress. Name: the actor ichikawa danjuro in shibaraku role. The first ichikawa danjuro acting in shibaraku role. Highlight of the play, the glowering hero enters dramatically, calling this line above. Name: the actor ichikawa danjuro as soga goro. Distorted facial expression - wants to avenge murdered father. Danjuro - a stage name taken on by a series of kabuki actors of the ichikawa family. Danjuro the 2nd, performs a celebrated role in a play about the revenge of the soga brothers. Name: quick lesson in simplified drawing, part one.
