Archival Note Card | Actors & Kabuki - #5

Crouching samurai-style figure grips a hilt, his face fixed in a scowl.

This archival note card from the actors and kabuki series. It is archival paper. Japanese woodblock prints of kabuki actors were widely made and collected in the Edo period, and they often show a performer caught in a single striking gesture. Narrow print on a deep teal ground. A man in a pale green robe over red lining crouches low, one hand on a sheathed sword. Script labels fill the upper right corner. It is 5 inches long and 7 high.

Draws the sword, keeps the dignity.