Anatomy of an Oshiguma
(Oshi
push, Kuma
surface)
Third impression - PrincessSarashina (
), the witch ofMount Togakushi, played by theactor Onoe Baikô VI, 6
signature and sealFirst impression - (usually foundon a traditional oshiguma forMomijigari) is the Mountain God,Yamagami (
) (Sanjin),played by actor IchimuraTakematsu IV, 4
,signature and sealSecond impression
-
Taira noKoremochi (
:
) was played by
the actor
Ichimura Uzaemon XV, 15
, signature andsealVertical Scroll Mount
kakemono
(
)
tatemo (
) - bypotter/artisan Kiyomizu RokubeiVI,
. Order ofCultural Merit 1976. A JapaneseNational Treasure of ceramics.One of the first wave of"individualist" potters incontemporary Japanese history,a group of ceramists whoemerged in the 1920s and 30swho rocked the Kyoto scene.Rokubei was known for hispoetic painting skills (he hadstudied Japanese brushpainting)http://www.e-yakimono.net/japanese-ceramics-now/jcn-2.html You can see reflections of someof his style of pottery decorationin the mount design; the mapleleaves of the plays title and thestriped wand of PrincessSarashina bottom rightsignature and seal
Date - 1
st
February 1922,Taish
11
02
01
Venue - Shintomiza,
Play - Momijigari,
(
),
1
act
This Oshiguma survived the 1September 1923 earthquakewhich destroyed many of theKabuki theatres in Tkyincluding the Morita-za
(
),
also known lateras the Shintomi-za (
)which in the late Edo periodwas the residence of the Zeze(Honda) Clan. The theatre waslocated in Kyobashi-ku,Shintoma-choSee
Shintomiza in Tkyhttp://oldphotosjapan.com/photos/286/shintomiza-theater
Make-up and sweat on silkLuxury mounting182 x 45.2 cms (mounting)99 x 33 cms (painting)72 x 18 inch (mounting)39 x 13 inch (painting)
Scroll Box
Bai
K (actor - Onoe Baikô VI
, 1870-1934)
Take
Matsu (actor - Ichimura TakematsuIV,
, 1904-1952)
Us
Za (actor - IchimuraUzaemon XV,
, 1874-1945)
Momi
Ji
Ga
Ri (Kabiki play ContemplatingMaples)
Sumi (surface same as
Oshiguma)
Kiyo
Mizu
Sen
Sei (potter/artisan - Kiyomizu RokubeiVI,
, 1902-1980)
Kiyo (clear)
Omote (surface)
Noseru (
to place on)
Box Label
Mo
Take
Bai
NiTwo
miji
Ma
Ko
g?counter for coveredcontainersmarucylinder
gari
shithree
Us
hito
naname/reputation
za
Hagukumuencase
G(nook of a flatsurface)
zudrawing
sunest
chi, jiground/label?
Two boxes encasing a scroll LabelBaikoUszaTakemaThree namesMomijigariNest of pictures on flat surface (as in oshiguma -
)
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Anatomy of an Oshiguma 押隈の 解剖学です
押隈の 解剖学です - A description of an Oshiguma (押隈), created at a performance of Momijigari (紅葉狩り) in February 1922 (十一大正年 二月) at the Shintomiza (新富座) Kabuki theater by the actors Onoe Baikô VI (六代目尾上梅幸) , Ichimura…
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