Portrait of Actor Matsumoto Koshiro (7?) as Asahina
Portrait of Actor Matsumoto Koshiro (7?) as Asahina
Place of OriginJapan
Daten.d.
Dimensionsimage: 10 1/4 x 16 3/8 in.
mount: 14 1/2 x 21 5/8 in.
mount: 14 1/2 x 21 5/8 in.
Mediumcolor woodblock
ClassificationPrints
Credit LineGift in honor of Dr. and Mrs. B. E. Douglass
Object number
2009.436
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DescriptionImage of mask? Between columns of text.
Comparative ReferencesSee also - Asahina Kobayashi was a warrior of the Kamakura period (late 12th to early 14th century) known for great strength and valor. In Kabuki , however, Asahina plays the clown. (From http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.wdl.org/static/c/9/reference/02560u_thumb_home.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/4/&usg=__vrRuCWvsGB66DMap-E7iKzK1XqE=&h=53&w=64&sz=3&hl=en&start=6&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=q1mMPUhhXjwwOM:&tbnh=53&tbnw=64&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2522Asahina%2BKobayashi%2522%2Bkabuki%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26tbs%3Disch:1 )
Watanabe Shozaburo
1920 (Taisho Ku Nen)
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