Bunraku performance of Keisei awa no naruto, December 1977, Unknown, Puppet costuming

Digital Object Record

Digital Object Title	Bunraku performance of Keisei awa no naruto, December 1977
Performance Date	Unknown
Section of the Performance	Performance: Act I
Production	1977Dec11, Kokuritsu shougekijou, Bunraku, Meiboku sendai hagi
Piece	Keisei awa no naruto
Performance Place	Kokuritsu shōgekijō
Performance Notes	Character is most likely Oyumi. The head puppeteer (hidden in this image) for this character for this production was Yoshida Bunshō.
Component Associated Performing Art	Puppetry
Component	Puppet costuming
Component Activity Date	Unknown
Date Object Created	Unknown
Date Object Destroyed	Unknown
Component Notes	This image shows the use of the Bunraku puppet doll "mouth needle" (kuchibari), which is used to make the character appear to bite on a cloth or some other property.
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Rights Statement
Credit Line	Courtesy of The Barbara Curtis Adachi Bunraku Collection, C.V. Starr East Asian library, Columbia University.
Ordering Information	Contact C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University, starr@libraries.cul.columbia.edu.