Onoe Kikugoro IV as the Shirabyôshi dancer Sakuragi / Utagawa Kunisada
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- Accession Number
- 1980/2.210
- Title
- Onoe Kikugoro IV as the Shirabyôshi dancer Sakuragi
- Artist
- Utagawa Kunisada
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1786-1864
- Medium and Support
- Large full-color woodblock print (ôban nishiki e)
- Object Creation Date
- 1850-1860
- Style/Group/Movement
- ukiyo e
- Inscription
- artist's seal: Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
- date seal: unread
- publisher's seal:
- Dimensions
- 36.2 cm x 24.77 cm (14 1/4 in. x 9 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Subject Matter
- This image portrays the popular Shirabyôshi dance - a traditional dance originally performed by a woman dressed as a man. The white face of shirabyôshi dancers is said to have been the precedent for geisha makeup following the Heian period. The costume is said to derive from traditional Shinto attire worn by men.
- Primary Keywords
- dancers
- Secondary Keywords
- dances
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 967 x 1387
- File Size
- 158 KB
- Record
- 1980/2.210
- Link to this Item
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"Onoe Kikugoro IV as the Shirabyôshi dancer Sakuragi; Utagawa Kunisada." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1980-sl-2.210/1980_2.210.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.