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IWAI-MAKU

An iwai-maku was a special celebration curtain used in a Kabuki theater to celebrate an important event like a shûmei or a special Kabuki program.
The iwai-maku for the shûmei of Nakamura Kankurô VI
The iwai-maku for the shûmei of Ichikawa En'ô II and Ichikawa Ennosuke IV and the hatsubutai of Ichikawa Chûsha IX and Ichikawa Danko V
The iwai-maku for the shûmei of Nakamura Matagorô III and Nakamura Kashô IV
The iwai-maku for the shûmei of Onoe Sakon III
The iwai-maku for the drama "Kotohoide Mimasu Kagekiyo", which was staged by Ichikawa Ebizô XI in September 2014 at the Minamiza
The iwai-maku for the 2015 shûmei of Nakamura Ganjirô IV
The iwai-maku for the March 2016 shûmei of Nakamura Jakuemon V at the Kabukiza
The iwai-maku for the October 2016 shûmei of Nakamura Shikan VIII and his three sons at the Kabukiza
The iwai-maku for the November 2016 shûmei of Nakamura Shikan VIII and his three sons at the Kabukiza
The iwai-maku for the January 2017 shûmei of Nakamura Shikan VIII and his three sons at the Shôchikuza
The iwai-maku for the January 2017 shûmei of Ichikawa Udanji III and his son at the Shinbashi Enbujô
Courtesy of Trevor Skingle
The iwai-maku for the February 2017 hatsubutai of Nakamura Kantarô III and Nakamura Chôzaburô II at the Kabukiza
The iwai-maku for the April 2017 shûmei of Nakamura Jakuemon V at the Kanamaruza
Courtesy of Kaneko Miki
The iwai-maku in January 2018 at the Kabukiza for the 3-generation Kôraiya shûmei (Kôraiya Sandai Shûmei) of Matsumoto Hakuô II, Matsumoto Kôshirô X and Ichikawa Somegorô VIII
Courtesy of Ted Jagoda
The iwai-maku in January 2018 at the Kabukiza for the 3-generation Kôraiya shûmei (Kôraiya Sandai Shûmei) of Matsumoto Hakuô II, Matsumoto Kôshirô X and Ichikawa Somegorô VIII
The iwai-maku designed by Kusama Yayoi in February 2018 at the Kabukiza for the 3-generation Kôraiya shûmei (Kôraiya Sandai Shûmei) of Matsumoto Hakuô II, Matsumoto Kôshirô X and Ichikawa Somegorô VIII
The iwai-maku designed by Kusama Yayoi in February 2018 at the Kabukiza for the 3-generation Kôraiya shûmei (Kôraiya Sandai Shûmei) of Matsumoto Hakuô II, Matsumoto Kôshirô X and Ichikawa Somegorô VIII
The iwai-maku designed by Kusama Yayoi in February 2018 at the Kabukiza for the 3-generation Kôraiya shûmei (Kôraiya Sandai Shûmei) of Matsumoto Hakuô II, Matsumoto Kôshirô X and Ichikawa Somegorô VIII
The iwai-maku in April 2018 at the Misonoza for the shûmei of Matsumoto Hakuô II and Matsumoto Kôshirô X
The iwai-maku in April 2018 at the Misonoza for the shûmei of Matsumoto Hakuô II and Matsumoto Kôshirô X
 
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