Q & A
Kumadori
Kumadori picture
100
Who started kumadori and when was it?
Ichikawa Danjuro started in 1673.
100
What colors are used for kumadori?
Name 3 colors.
Red, black, and brown.
100
Which kumadori is for a handsome young man？
No. 1
200
What good is kumadori for the audiences?
＿ \they can see ・・・.
They can see the actors' faces clearly
even from the back rows of the thater.
200
What do the actors use to draw kumarodi?
Name 2 tools.
Brush and fingers. (sponge is ok.)
200
What character does this kumadori mean?
Superhero.
300
Why did Ichikawa Danjuro started kumadori?
To surprise the audiences.
300
What do kabuki actors apply as a primer of kumadori?
＊apply 塗る primer 下地
Hairoil.
300
What character does this kumadori mean？
Bad noble man.
400
What colors did Danjuro use to make up his face?
He used black and red colors.
400
What do kabuki actors do with their eyeblows
when they do kumadori?
They apply hard hairoil or shave their eyeblows off.
400
What character does this kumadori mean？
Monster.
500
What does " 隈 " mean?
1 Dark circles under eyes
2 Blood vessels and muscles
3 Bear
4 Wrinkles
2 Blood vessels and muscles
500
What will the cloth that copies kumadori be done with?
It will be a present for the sponsors.
500
ichikawa Danjuro the １３th.