head and shoulders of man holding up a sword with a blue handle; white kimono with green, yellow and brown organic design

Actor Bandō Hikosaburō VI as Matsuōmaru, 1928

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Twenty-ninth design of a set of 36. Actor Bandō Hikosaburō VI (1886-1938) as Matsuōmaru in the scene "Tearing the Carriage Apart" (Kurumabiki 車引) of the play "Mirror of Learning and Transmitting Sugawara's Secrets of Calligraphy" (Sugawara denju tenarai kagami" 菅原伝授手習鑑). Matsuōmaru is in the service of the villain Shihei who he must protect from his two brothers trying to avenge their masters.

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Title
Actor Bandō Hikosaburō VI as Matsuōmaru
Artist Life
1886 - 1960
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2002.161.102
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head and shoulders of man holding up a sword with a blue handle; white kimono with green, yellow and brown organic design