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Return to Photography in Japan Between the Wars (1920–1940)
| Anonymous (Japanese) - Kabuki Actor Behind Spiderweb Performing in "Tsuchi Gumo" |
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Contact: Charles Schwartz
Email: cms@cs-photo.com
Phone: 212-534-4496
Company: Charles Schwartz Ltd.
Company: 21 East 90th Street
Company: New York, NY 10128 USA
URL: http://www.cs-photo.com
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| Ref.#: 10028 |
| Price: $475 |
| Medium: Vintage Gelatin Silver Print |
| Image Date: 1930 c. |
| Print Date: 1930 c. |
| Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.3 in. (140 x 84 mm) |
| Photo Country: Japan |
| Photographer Country: Japan |
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| Description: A dramatic study of a Kabuki actor in full dress and mask appearing behind a stylized spider's web. Marvelously linear composition with crisp tonalities. Inscriptions in Japanese in sepia ink on verso let us know that this was the revival of a classic play called "Tsuchi Gumo" or, literally, "Land Spider," adapted to Kabuki from the No play of the same name. The Land Spider is a shape-shifting demon-like character of well-known Japanese lore. 1 |
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