Two-Line Makeup for Matsuō
Torii Tadamasa
1941
- Medium
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with embossing
- Dimensions
- 14 7/8 × 9 7/8 in. (37.78 × 25.08 cm) (image) 15 5/16 × 10 1/4 in. (38.89 × 26.04 cm) (sheet)
- Genre
Tags
Japan
About
This print shows the role of Matsuōmaru from the play Mirror of Learning and Transmitting Sugawara's Secrets of Calligraphy (Sugawara denju tenarai kagami 菅原伝授手習鑑) with its standard two-line makeup. Kumadori, or stage makeup, is believed to have been first used by the actor Ichikawa Danjūrō I (1660-1704) around 1700 to emphasize strong male roles.
