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Nakamura Tomijūrō V as the lady's maid Kasanefront

© Tsuruya Kōkei

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Nakamura Tomijūrō V as the lady's maid Kasane

  • Description

    The play ‘Kasane’ is based on a classic Japanese ghost story. Here the actor Tomijūrō V (designated a Living National Treasure in 1994) is depicted in the role of Kasane, the lover of the handsome but cruel protagonist Yoemon. Kasane is unaware that Yoemon long ago had an affair with her mother and killed her father, Suke. When she discovers the truth, the spirit of her father invades her body, transforming her into a vengeful entity. The transformation is depicted in a famous dance.

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    Series
    Bust Portrait X
    Associated place
    Asia › Japan (place of creation)
    Date
    1994
    Artist/maker
    Tsuruya Kōkei (born 1946) (designer)
    Associated people
    Nakamura Tomijūrō V (1929 - 2011) (subject)
    Material and technique
    woodblock on ganpi paper
    Dimensions
    print 39.5 x 25.5 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper
    Technique index
    printed › relief print › woodcut › colour woodcut
    Object type index
    visual representation › print
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by Philip Harris, 2010.
    Accession no.
    EA2010.44

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