[Votive slip folio 35 verso 1]

Title
[Votive slip folio 35 verso 1]
LC Subject
Color prints, Japanese Votive offerings Japanese language--Writing Kabuki Kabuki--Costume Men Fire Swords Suicide
Repository
University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Creator
unknown
Creator Display
unknown (creator)
Description
Two-unit votive slip with double black border. Depicts Kabuki actor against a backrdop of raging flames and smoke. He opens his shirt to expose his bare chest while he grasps a sword by the blade with the other. The sword is pointed toward his chest and is wrapped with a cloth to protect his hand. Three votive slips with black writing occupy the space around him, and he clenches one in his teeth.
Work Type
prints (visual works)
Identifier
769_952_c685_v7_0071a
Item Locator
769.952.C685 J v.7 NE1184.35 .N67 v.7
Rights
Copyright Undetermined
Dc Rights Holder
unknown
Local Collection Name
Gertrude Bass Warner Memorial Library. Japanese Art
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Measurements
15.7x11.4 cm
Material
ink on paper
Set
The Gertrude Bass Warner Collection of Japanese Votive Slips (nōsatsu), 1850s to 1930s
Institution
University of Oregon
Cultural Context
Japanese (culture or style)