Specifications:
Item: 0235Sm
Title: Kabuki Dancer
Size: 18 1/2 inches wide by 29 1/2 inches high including tabs. Ready to hang--natural bamboo rod included.
Description: Dancer's costume in red, medium blue and tans with metallic gold outlining. Background dark indigo.
History:Kabuki is a highly stylized form of theater. The three Japanese characters
that make up its name mean, "dance, music and craft," and each element is
displayed during a performance. Although founded early in the 17th century
by Okuni, a shrine maiden who caused a sensation when she danced on the dry
river beds of the ancient capital of Kyoto, Kabuki is perhaps best known
for the fact that no women take part in the performances. All women's
roles are played by men known as onnagata.
Kabuki's rich stories, plays and dances are largely based on earlier Noh as
well as bunraku or puppet theater, but primary importance has always been
placed on the actor rather than any other aspect of the art. Their
costumes and make up are lavish in color and detail. Actors prepare their
roles by studying the classic movements of their predecessors. The parts
they play have become so formalized and symbolic that their smallest
gestures are closer to dancing than acting and almost every move is
accompanied by music. The actor here has been captured in mid step in a
pose one would perhaps affect during a real performance.
Our small size wall hangings are made from handkerchiefs, scarves and small furoshiki. They are machine quilted, hand-guided, using two layers of low loft polyester batting to provide added depth and dimension. Sizes listed under each item are approximate. For the width, the panel size itself is measured not the rod (which extends an inch or so past the panel on each side))--and the length is measured from the top of the tabs to the bottom of the panel.
Qty in Stock: 1
Maximum order Qty: 1
|
