Nakamura Utaemon IV

Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門 (4代目)?, 1798–1852) was a Japanese kabuki performer. He was a prominent member of a family of kabuki actors from the Keihanshin region. [1]

Nakamura Utaemon was a stage name with significant cultural and historical connotations.[2]

Utaemon IV was believed to be the artistic heir of Nakamura Utaemon III. In the conservative Kabuki world, stage names are passed from father to son in formal system which converts the kabuki stage name into a mark of accomplishment.[3]

Lineage of Utaemon stage names

In a long career, he acted in many roles including Ishikawa Goemon in the 1838 Edo Nakamura-za production of Sanmon Hitome Senbon.[7]

Contents

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia, p. 691. at Google Books
  2. ^ Kurkup, James. "Nakamura Utaemon VI," The Independent (London). April 6, 2001.
  3. ^ Scott, Adolphe C. (1999). The Kabuki Theatre of Japan, p. 159. at Google Books
  4. ^ Leiter, Samuel L. (2006). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre, pp. 263-264. at Google Books
  5. ^ Leiter, Samuel L. (2002). A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance, p. 78 at Google Books
  6. ^ Strom, Stephanie. Nakamura Utaemon VI, 84, International Star of Kabuki", New York Times. April 4, 2001.
  7. ^ Ritsumeikan University, Art Research Center, Utaemon IV, ukiyo-e style woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada.

References

External links