Shibaraku
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Shibaraku is a play in the Kabuki repertoire, and one of the celebrated Kabuki Jūhachiban. The play is noted for its flamboyantly dramatic costumes and makeup.
A Shibaraku scene, Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Ichikawa Danjūrō V in the Shibaraku. ukiyo-e, by Utagawa Kunimasa, 1796
Danjuro Ichikawa IX as Kamakura Gongoro Kagemasa in the November 1895 production of Shibaraku
Kabuki
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Kabuki is a classical form of Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with traditional dance. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily stylised performances, its glamorous, highly decorated costu
Shibaraku
…Shibaraku (Japanese: 暫; lit. 'Just a Moment!') is a play in the Kabuki repertoire, and one of the celebrated Kabuki Jūhachiban ("Eighteen Great Plays"). The play is noted for its flamboyantly dramatic costumes and makeup…
The July 1858 production of Shibaraku at the Ichimura-za theater theatre in Edo. Triptych woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni III.
Onoe Kikugorō VI as Umeō-maru in Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami
The earliest portrait of Izumo no Okuni, the founder of kabuki (1600s)
Oniji Ōtani III (Nakazō Nakamura II) as Edobee in the May 1794 production of Koi Nyōbo Somewake Tazuna