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actor prints (
yakusha-e
- 役者絵)
medium:
Japanese color woodblock print
decade:
1850s
1860s Kunisada fudo
A kabuki scene with a scroll of Fudō Myōō beside a waterfall - Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as Sugimoto Sahyōe (杉本左兵衛) on the left and Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (河原崎権十郎) as Kusunoki Masanori (楠明王丸正儀) on the right in
Yoroi gusa katami no ebidō
1859 Utagawa Altar.jpeg
Shini-e
of two actors, Ichikawa Hakuen IV and Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I, grieving the loss of a Ichikawa Ebizō V
1859 Kunikazu kichusaburo III
Arashi Kichisaburō III (嵐吉三郎) as Asahina Tōbei (朝比奈藤兵衛) from the series
Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary
(Nanatsu iroha - 七ツいろは) - the syllable
te
(て)
1858c Toyokuni Frog Actors
The Syllable Ma(ま)as in Masakado (まさかど): Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Takiyasha-hime (瀧夜叉姫) and Nakamura Fukusuke I (初代中村福助ヵ) as Ōtaku Tarō (大屋太郎) from the series
Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary
(
Seisho nanatsu iroha
- 清書七伊呂波)
1858 Kunisada actor
Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as Kurotegumi no Sukeroku (黒手組ノ助六) - left panel of a diptych
1857 Kunisada Shijo Bridge
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Onzōshi Ushiwaka (御曹子牛若) fighting with Nakamura Fukusuke I as Musashibō Benkei ( 武蔵坊弁慶) on Gojō Bridge [五条橋]
1857 kunisada Keno
An actor in the role of Inuzaka Keno (犬坂毛乃)
1856 Kuniyoshi school
Memorial portrait (
shini-e
) of Bandō Shūka I (坂東 しうか) with a Buddhist invocation - possibly by Toyokuni III
1856 kunisada mizu-uri.jpg
The Syllable Mi(み)for Sunset Glow on the Water Seller from the Eight Views (
Mizu-uri no sekishō
- みづうりの夕照 -
hakkei no uchi
- 八景のうち)
1855 Kunisada kinegawa
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as Konoshitagawa Kōsuke (木下川幸助) on the left - to the right of him by the tail of the fish is Bandō Hikosaburō IV (坂東彦三郎) as Hanyuya Sukeshirō (羽生村助四郎) - standing on the shore is the painter Ukiyo Matabei (浮世絵鏡) played by an unidentified actor, possibly Bandō Takesaburō I from the series
Ukiyo hakkei no uchi
('Eight Views of the Floating World' - 浮世八景ノ内)
1853 Kuniyoshi Matabei
Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川.小団次) as Iwata Matabei in the
Miraculous Paintings by Ukiyo Matabei
(
Ukiyo Matabei meiga kitoku
- 浮世又平名画奇特)
1852c Kunisada Night Scene
Sawamura Chōjūrō V (五代目沢村長十郎) as Tsubone Iwafuji (局岩藤) from the play
Sumidagawa Tsui no Kaga-mon
(隅田川対高賀紋)
1852 unknown Nakamura Utaemon
Memorial portrait of Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) generally attributed to Kuniyoshi
1852 Kuniyoshi Shiraito
Bandō Shūka I as the courtesan Shiraito (白糸) of the Hashimotoya (橋本屋) - this is the left-hand panel of a diptych
1852 Kuniyoshi rikan danjuro
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as the wrestler Chōkichi (はなれ駒長吉) and Nakamura Utaemon IV on the right as Chōgorō (ぬれ髪長五郎) from the play
Diary of Two Butterflies in the Pleasure Quarters
(
Futatsu Chōchō Kuruwa Nikki
- 双蝶仝曲輪日記)
1852 Kuniyoshi hag
Bandō Shūka I as Danshichi’s wife Okaji (団七おかぢ) on the left and Seki Sanjurō III as the wife of Giheiji (義平次ばゞア) of Mikawa-cho in the play
Shinzō tsurifune kidan
[新造艣奇談?]
1852 Kuniyoshi actor 2923
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII [市川団十郎] in the role of Fukuoka Mitsugi (福岡みつぎ) - right-hand panel of a diptych - from the play
Ise Ondo Koi Neba
[伊勢音頭恋寝刃]
1852 Kunisada II Warrior
Ichikawa Danzō VI (市川団蔵) as Jūjō Shakuhachirō (十條尺八郎) from the series
The Book of the Eight Dog Heroes
(
Hakkenden inu no sōshi no uchi
- 八犬傳犬のさうし乃内)
1852 Kunisada II Hat Warrior
Nakamura Fukusuke I (中村福助) as Jūjō Rikijirō (十條力二郎) from the series
The Book of the Eight Dog Heroes
(
Hakkenden inu no sōshi no uchi
- 八犬傳犬の草紙の内)
1852 Kunisada fudo kongoro
Ichikawa Ebizō V as the Mystical Image (
Reizō
- 霊像) of Fudō Myōō (不動明王), Ichikawa Saruzō I as Kongara dōji (矜迦羅童子), and Ichikawa Komazō VII as Seitaka dōji (制吒迦童子), No. 9 (九) from the series
Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays
(Jūhachiban no uchi -十八番の内)
1852-53 Kunisada 36 poets no 1
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) as the ghost of Yasukata (
Yasukata no bōrei
- 安方ノ亡霊) from the series
Comparisons for Thirty-six Selected Poems
(
Mitate sanjūrokkasen no uchi
- 見立三十六歌撰之内)
1851 Kuniyoshi Bando Shuka
Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Kijin no Omatsu (鬼神おまつ), the Demon God, and Ichikawa Danjurō VIII (市川団十郎) as Natsume Shirōsaburō (夏目四郎三郎) holding their child - from the play
Shinpan Koshi no Shiranami
(新板越白浪 ) performed with
Genji moyō furisode hinagata
(源氏模様娘雛形)
1850c Kuniyoshi popup
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Kamiya Iemon (神谷仁右衛門) with his servant, Kohei and his dead wife Oiwa (お岩) nailed to a door along with images of their skeletons - a
shikake-e
or 'mechanical print'
1850 Kunisada danshichi
Nakamura Fukusuke I (中村福助) as Danshichi Kurobei (團七九郎兵衛) from the series
Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems
(
Mitate sanjūrokkusen
- 見立三十六句撰) - the inset at the upper left is by Miyagi Gengyo
1850 Kunisada actor diptych
Morita Kan'ya XI as Shihei-Kō (時平公) with Arashi Rikaku II as Matsuomaru (松王丸) on the right and Seki Sanjurō III as Umeōmaru (梅王丸) with Onoe Kikujirō II as Sakuramaru (桜丸) on the left in the
Kuruma biki
or 'Pulling the carriage apart' scene
1850-53 Kunisada Raiden
Naritayama Fudō Myōō (成田山不動明王) is flanked by his attendants, Kongara Dōji (l矜迦羅童子) on the left and Seitaka Dōji (制吒迦童子) on the right as he rescues Hiranoya Tokubei (平のや徳兵衛), later Honchōmaru Tsunagorō (本朝丸綱五郎), from the sea - from the play
Genji moyō furisode hinagata
(源氏模様娘雛形)
1848c Kunisada tanzaku 3
Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Seigen ama (清玄尼) and Nakayama Bungorō II (中山文五郎) as the yakko Yodohira (奴淀平) from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (
tanzaku
)
1848c Kunisada tanzaku 2
Two actors from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (
tanzaku
)
1848c Kunisada tanzaku 1
Double portrait of Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Toneri Matsuōmaru (舎人松王丸) on the right and Ichikawa Gangyoku I (市川眼玉) as Shundō Genba (春藤玄蕃) on the left from an untitled series of paired actors on poem slips (
tanzaku
)
1847-52 Kunisada actors animal
Imaginary performance (a
mitate
): actors as Sadatō's wife (
tsuma
) Sodehagi (貞任妻袖萩) played by Bandō Shūka I on the right, Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Abe Sadatō (阿部貞任) in the center, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Hachiman Tarō Yoshiie (八幡太郎義家) on the left and with a supporting cast as a lion, tiger and elephant
1847-52 Kunisada actor 2954
Arashi Rikan III (嵐璃寛) as Hanaregoma no Chōkichi (放駒乃長吉) - right panel of a triptych
1847-48 Kuniyoshi Koshiro
Ichikawa Omezō II [市川男女蔵] as Saitō Dōsan (斎藤道三) - right hand panel of a triptych from the play
Hana no yuki Takeda no kachidoki
(花眺雪武田勝凱)
1840s Kuniyoshi hag lonely hou
Seki Sanjūrō III (関三十郎) as Mikawaya no Giheiji no Obaa (三河町の義平次お婆ア) on the right and Bandō Shūka I (坂東しうか) as Danshichi Okaji (団七お梶) on the left
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