The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 23, 2024
Kabuki Actor
1953
(Japanese, 1908–2009)
Sheet: 56.7 x 35.7 cm (22 5/16 x 14 1/16 in.); Image: 54 x 33 cm (21 1/4 x 13 in.)
Bequest of John Bonebrake 2015.127
Location: not on view
Description
The design of Kabuki Actor was inspired by the kumadori make-up used in certain Kabuki plays. The image is not meant to suggest any particular role or actor, unlike traditional ukiyo-e prints. Shinagawa, who greatly admires the prints of Pablo Picasso, reconciles tradition and innovation, a disparity that has caused much tension in modern Japanese art. "Japanese art can't stay aloof from world currents," Shinagawa confides, "but that doesn't make a Japanese artist any less Japanese." His goal is to realize the essence of traditional ukiyo-e prints-the qualities of line and color-in a modern idiom.- Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 12, 2004- April 10, 2005. "Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections".
- {{cite web|title=Kabuki Actor|url=false|author=Takumi Shinagawa|year=1953|access-date=23 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2015.127