Bando Mitsugo VII in the Play "Sannin-Katawa" (Three Disabled Persons)
Artist
Yamamura Toyonari
(Japanese, 1885 - 1942)
Series Publisher
Watanabe
Date1922
Place of ManufactureAsia
Mediumwoodcut; colours; ink
DimensionsOverall (sheet measurements; image: 40 cm ht. x 27.3 cm wi.): 42 x 28.5 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineGiven in Memory of Mrs. Theo Wiggan, by her Ikebana Students and Friends
Object number2005.022.001
DescriptionHead and shoulders image of a male actor. Bando Mitsugoro VII is in the role of the Mute in "Sannin-Katawa" (Three disabled Persons). He is showing a card indicating he is "oshi" (mute)but his rolled up eyes and tightly closed lips express his determination to communicate something of importance.
Colour: red;blue;greys
Status
Not on view1756 - 1769
Unknown Artist