Tadamasa Ueno Sanbaso Kabuki Dancer Portrait Japanese Woodblock Poster
A kabuki dancer in the Sanbaso role wears the tall black eboshi hat and a richly patterned red robe. Bold 1930 portraiture from the Japanese theater world.
Description
Tadamasa Ueno captures the dancer in three-quarter profile, the ceremonial hat towering against a soft peach ground. Cranes and floral motifs decorate the crimson kimono, signaling the auspicious Sanbaso dance. A powerful theater portrait for collectors of kabuki art and vintage Japanese prints.
