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Colors in the waterMain MenuAna Drinovanaa7464d947287799e70e60041b3dd733413ebbe0
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12017-04-14T07:05:22-07:00Ana Drinovanaa7464d947287799e70e60041b3dd733413ebbe0156224plain2017-04-21T06:04:12-07:00Ana Drinovanaa7464d947287799e70e60041b3dd733413ebbe0In terms of sacred color, white is the complement to red, and on this kabuki actor its square shape interacts dramatically with the dark hue behind it. In this print, although it appears as a design on the cloth, it is an absence of ink, revealing the color of the paper through the application of black and red.
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12017-04-20T19:37:03-07:00Ana Drinovanaa7464d947287799e70e60041b3dd733413ebbe0Uchikake3Edo period uchikake (outer robe). 19th century. Gifted to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1924. This robe is to be worn on the outside of other garments, in order to display to best advantage the gold embroidery on the white, green, and deep blue silk representing the sights of the city of Kyoto. The watery motif of the deep blue ground inspires a stillness of presence and is directly evocative of the cool waters surrounding Japan. White picks out sacred torii gates, whereas the green hills of Japan may be easily distinguished.media/Edo period uchikake.jpgplain2017-04-21T06:01:44-07:00Ana Drinovanaa7464d947287799e70e60041b3dd733413ebbe0
12017-04-14T04:40:18-07:00Ana Drinovanaa7464d947287799e70e60041b3dd733413ebbe0The Actor Danjûrô V in a Shibaraku Role1Katsukawa Shun-ei (1762-1819), ca. 1790. Color woodblock print on paper.media/The Actor Danjuro V in a Shibaraku Role.jpgplain2017-04-14T04:40:18-07:00Ana Drinovanaa7464d947287799e70e60041b3dd733413ebbe0
