Actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Moritsuna / Masamitsu Ota
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.22
- Title
- Actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Moritsuna
- Artist
- Masamitsu Ota
- Artist Life Dates
- (1892 - 1975)
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1949
- Credit Line
- Gift of Stuart Katz
- Dimensions
- 41.28 cm x 27.62 cm (16 1/4 in. x 10 7/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Physical Description
- Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo IX tucks his head and pulls his lips back in a grimace. He wears an ornate kimono and carries a sword.
- Subject Matter
- Ichikawa Ebizo IX is from a long lineage of kabuki actors, holding the name of Ichikawa Ebizo from 1940-1962, after which he takes on the name Ichikawa Danjuro XI.
- Artist Ota Masamitsu was a Shin Hango artist also known as Ota Gako who was involved with kabuki prints and theater.
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- asian
- east asian
- entertainment events
- events
- japanese
- japanese printmaking styles
- japanese styles
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in the arts
- people in the arts and related occupations
- people in the humanities
- people in the performing arts
- performances
- performing artists
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Rights
- If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit https://umma.umich.edu/about/services/request-image/ for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2992 x 4392
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 2009/2.22
- Link to this Item
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.22/2009_2_22.jpg
Rights and Permissions
Related Links
Portfolios
- In public portfolios
Cite this Item
View the Help Guide for more information.
- Full citation
-
"Actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Moritsuna; Masamitsu Ota." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.22/2009_2_22.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.