About This Print
This print is one of two small format prints created by Terasawa Kōtarō (fl. ca. 1915) for the short-lived 1915 magazine Shin Nigao whose purpose was to advertise the Kabuki theater and renew interest in actor prints. This print, appearing in the second issue of the magazine was published in July 2015 and depicts the actor Onoe Kikujirō III as the bride Hatsukiku.
For more information on this short-lived magazine whose purpose was to advertise the Kabuki theater and renew interest in actor prints, see the article Shin Nigao Magazine.
The Actor in this Print
For background on the actor Onoe Kikujirō III (1882-1919) see the entry in the article The Kabuki Actor on this site.
Onoe Kikujirō III as Hatsukiku in June 1915
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #837 |
| Title | [Onoe] Kikujirō [III] [in the role of] Hatsukiku 初菊 (菊次郎) [as printed on the presentation page this print was originally tipped to.]  |
| Series | Magazine: Shin Nigao (New Portraits) volume unknown 新似顔 第一年貮編 |
| Artist | Terasawa Kōtarō (fl. ca. 1915) |
| Signature | Terasawa Kōtarō ga (寺澤孝太郎 畫 printed on the presentation page print was originally mounted to.)  |
| Seal |  |
| Date | July 1915 |
| Edition | First and only edition printed in magazine Shin Nigao |
| Publisher | Nigaodō 似顔洞 |
| Carver | Igami Bonkotsu (1875-1933) |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Genre | shin hanga (new prints); nigao-e |
| Format | Koban |
| H x W Paper | 7 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (18.1 x 12.1 cm) |
| Collections This Print | The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum of Waseda University 201-0462; The British Museum 1991,1112,0.193.2 (entire magazine, only front cover shown); Art Research Center Ritsumeikan University BM-SJ193-02 (British Museum's copy of entire magazine with all pages shown) |
| Reference Literature |
 |  |  |  |  |