TSURUYA Kôkei
(Japan 1946– )
- Title
- Bando Tamasaburō V as Oiwa, wife of Tamiya, and Nakamura Tokizō V as her younger sister Osode in "Yotsuya Kaidan"
- Other titles:
- Two onnagata
Untitled (Two onnagata (female role) actors) - Place of origin
-
Japan
- Period
- Shôwa period 1926 - 1988 → Japan
- Year
- 1983
- Media category
- Materials used
- colour woodcut
- Dimensions
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39.7 x 24.9cm image/sheet
- Signature & date
- Signed u.l., in Japanese, ink [stamped "[artist's seal]". Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1984
- Accession number
- 83.1984
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Kokei has revived the 'ukiyo-e' tradition of depicting individual actors in specific performances. He does his own drawing, blockcutting and printing, unlike in traditional practice where the artist did only the drawing. While consistent with the conventions of 'ukiyo-e', the prints have a compelling power and a certain malevolence that generates an unease at odds with the purely visual pleasure of traditional 'ukiyo-e' prints.
The Asian Collections, AGNSW, 2003, pg.256.
- Bibliography (1)
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'The Floating World', The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales 2003, 2003, 256 (colour illus.).
- Exhibition history (1)
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Japanese prints of the 20th century, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 23 Jun 1990–12 Aug 1990.
