Kabuki actor patterns and Kabuki crests
Edoround fanUkiyoe Toyokuni carved bamboo
Originally thisround fandepicted a scandal involving a Kabuki actor.round fanwas created from a painting depicting a scandal involving a Kabuki actor.
Ibasenhas a strong connection with Kabuki, and in the early nineteenth century, as a promiscuity of actors, as we now call them, Kabuki actors were depicted inround fanThe painting was sold as what we now call a promaid for actors.
Toyokuni sculpture belowwisteriatogether with the Kabuki, which survived the Great Kanto Earthquake and the Second World War.round fanThese two patterns are the only paintings that have survived the Great Kanto Earthquake and the Second World War.
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This is a Kabuki play "Kanjincho".
In the Edo period, Ukiyoe played the role of advertising media for Kabuki and were sold for each performance.
It seems that people in Edo knew which actor was which by the patterns and family crests on the yukata, obi, and hand towel.
Edofolding fan KUMADORI
Kumatori is a method of creating perspective by using colors and shades of colors.
It is said that Danjuro Ichikawa I started kumadori in Kabuki. It is said that he got the idea for kumadori from joruri puppets.
Kabuki began in the Edo period (1603-1867), when playhouses were dimly lit without electric lighting, making it difficult to see the actors' expressions.
The colors of the kumadori also have meanings: red for justice, blue for evil, brown for demons, and there are about a hundred different shapes and forms.
Kabuki Shading List
IbasenKabuki shadingfolding fanYou can see which of the three Sumidori are the three Sumidori of Kabuki from the list on the left.
The leftmost one is sujiguma, which is most often used in Kabuki, and is a typical kumakuri of aragoto.
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The middle one is Mukimiguma, a little delicate and sexy.
Soga Goro in "Sukeroku Yui Edo SakuraSukeroku
Sukeroku is used in the role of Saruguma, a dashing warrior with a funny and comical personality.
Kobayashi in "Kotobuki Soga no Mukai" (The Face of Kotobuki Soga)Asahina
Various Yakusha Patterns
Yakusha patterns were invented by kabuki actors in the Edo period to promote their respective troupes. Combining and developing several types of patterns, yakusha crests are unique and stylishly shaped. These yakusha patterns are the ultimate in sophistication, connecting kabuki actors with the audience.
Kabuki patternfolding fan
Kabuki crests, like patterns, have also been used for stage costumes and prop tenugui hand towels.
Ichikawa Danjuro's three masu crests are well-known.
San Masu Mon pattern offolding fanand fan bag
Various patterns
The Yoshiwara Tsunagi, the flag marks used by firefighters during the Edo period (1603-1868), and other patterns symbolizing the Edo period (1603-1868) are available.
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