figure in gold, green, and black, with blue, black, and white mask, gripping long brown hair; black and gray background with several red, orange, and green leaves; Japanese script on left and right sides of sheet

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No. 9, Actor Onoe Kikugoro VI in the play "Gathering Autumn Leaves", 1952

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This is the most dramatic design of Ōta Masamitsu’s 12-print series Figures on the Stage in the Shōwa Period (Shōwa butai sugata), showing popular actors in the kabuki stage in the mid-20th century. It shows the actor Onoe Kikugorō VI (1885–1949) in the dance “Gathering Autumn Leaves” (Momojigari). Momijigari is a short dance showing a woman who is transformed into a vicious demon and it is highly demanding on the actor since he must undergo a quick costume change during the performance.

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Title
No. 9, Actor Onoe Kikugoro VI in the play "Gathering Autumn Leaves"
Artist Life
1892 - 1975
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2019.85
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figure in gold, green, and black, with blue, black, and white mask, gripping long brown hair; black and gray background with several red, orange, and green leaves; Japanese script on left and right sides of sheet

© Ōta Masamitsu

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