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Kabuki actor

ca. 1700
Not on view
The sophisticated life style in cities such as Tokyo and Kyoto supported a flourishing theater district, with theaters featuring the dance-drama known as kabuki, first performed in the early seventeenth century.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Kabuki actor
  • Date: ca. 1700
  • Culture: Japanese, for European market
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Hizen ware; Imari type)
  • Dimensions: Height: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain-Export
  • Credit Line: The Hans Syz Collection, Gift of Stephan B. Syz and John D. Syz, 1995
  • Object Number: 1995.268.235
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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