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actor prints (
yakusha-e
- 役者絵)
person:
Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞) / Toyokuni III (三代豊国)
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 Kunisada gonjuro uzaemon
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (left) as Tekomai Takekichi (手古舞竹吉) and Kawarasaki Gonjūrō I (right) as Tekomai Masukichi (手古舞升吉) from the play
Jitsugetsusei chūya no oriwake
(日月星昼夜織分 -
The Weaving Together of the Sun, Moon, and Stars at Day and at Night
)
1859 Kunisada 12 months 25
Bandō Hikosaburō V as Ushiwakamaru in 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (
Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi
- 見立十二ヶ月ノ内): this represents the 10th and 11th months
1859 Kunisada 12 months 24
Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] as the Weaver Maiden Shokujo in July and the August moon viewing (七月織女 八月月見) from 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (
Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi
- 見立十二ヶ月ノ内) representing the 7th and 8th months
1859 Kunisada 12 months 23
Nakamura Fukusuke I representing the 3rd and 4th months of the year: "March, the Doll Festival, and April, a Bonito Seller (鰹売)" - A Parody of the Twelve Months (
Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi
見立十二ヶ月ノ内)
1859 Kunisada 12 months 22
Nakamura Fukusuke I as Tadanobu, the fox representing the first two months of the year from the series 'A PARODY OF THE TWELVE MONTHS (MITATE JU NI KAGETSU NOUCHI' (見立十二ヶ月ノ内)
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 iwai kumesaburo
Komachi Washing (
Arai Komachi
- あらゐ小町): Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as the geisha Oshun (芸者おしゆん) from the series
Matches for the Seven Komachi Plays
(
Mitate Nana Komachi no uchi
- 見立七小町ノ内)
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 nakamura fukusuk
Nakamura Fukusuke I 中村福助 as both a boatman (
sendō
- 船頭) and a processional standard-bearer (
gyōretsu yakko
- 行れつ奴), a series related to
Meiga zukushi no uchi Shosagoto
(名画尽の内 所作事 - 'Dances based on famous paintings')
1857 kunisada Keno
An actor in the role of Inuzaka Keno (犬坂毛乃)
1857-58 Toyokuni III Sukeroku
Nakamura Fukusuke I as Sukeroku (助六) and Agemaki (揚巻)
1856 Toyokuni III Scaling Gian
The Syllable Ri for the Carp Scroll (
Rigyo no ichijiku
): Onoe Kikugorō III as Kinugawa Yoemon (きぬ川与右衛門) from the series
Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary
(
Seisho nanatsu iroha
- 清書七以呂波)
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 wi
The Syllable Wi (ゐ) for Revenge of the Cripple (
Izari no adauchi
- ゐさりの仇うち): Iwai Kumesaburō III as Hatsuhana and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Katsugorō from the series
Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary
(
Seisho nanatsu iroha
- 清書七伊呂波)
1856 Kunisada naritasan fest
Central panel of a triptych of the Naritasan Festival (
Naritasan kaichō sankei gunshū no zu
- 成田山開帳参詣群集図) with Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Onoe Kikugorō IV and Bandō Takesaburō II
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 pentaptych 2
Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] as Karigane Bunshichi (雁金文七) holding a fan - right-hand panel of a pentaptych
1855 Kunisada pentaptych 1
Bandō Takesaburō I [坂東竹三郎] as Gokuin Sen'emon (極印千右衞門) holding a
mushikago
or insect cage
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)
1855 Kunisada iwai kumesaburo
Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Aburaya Okon (油屋おこん) in the play
Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba
[伊勢音頭恋寝刃]
1855 Kunisada danshichi fish
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) - the right-hand panel of a triptych
1854 Toyokuni Hachiemon
A
kabuki
actor as the
wakatō
Hachiemon (わかと八右衛門) in the play
Godairiki Koi no Fūjime
[五大力恋緘]
1854 Kunisada chushingura
Nakamura Tsuruzō I [中村鶴蔵] as Sagisaka Bannai (鷺坂伴内) harassing the
koshimoto
Okaru (こし元おかる) performed by Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] from the play
"Kanadehon Chūshingura"
['Copybook of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers': 仮名手本忠臣蔵] - possible center panel of a triptych
1853c Kunisada Q130.jpg
Iwai Kumesaburō III (岩井粂三郎) as Hisakata-hime (久方姫), Arashi Kichisaburō III (嵐吉三郎) as Kimura Tatewaki (木村帯刀) on the right; Nakamura Tomijūrō II (中村富十郎) as Sangoku no Tayū (三国太夫) in the center; Nakamura Nakasuke II (中村仲助) as Kongōtarō (金剛太郎), Onoe Kikujirō II (尾上菊次郎) as the woman pilgrim Akitsuki (女六部秋月) on the left
1853 Kunisada nagoya sanzaburo
An actor, Ichikawa Ichizō III?, in the role of Nagoya Sanzaburō (名古屋山三郎) in key block or
tameshizuri-e
for the play
Keisei Toyama Zakura
(京成 富山 桜)
1852c Kunisada swimmers
Triptych of kabuki actors on a pleasure outing sailing by a group of performing swimmers who are themselves kabuki actors
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)
1852c Kunisada father son
[Sawamura Chōjūrō V - 沢村長十郎 as] Suzuki Mondo (鈴木主水) and his daughter Otoku - center panel of a triptych
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 Kunisada ichimura takenoj
Ichimura Takenojō V (市村竹之丞) as both Monju's Monkey (
Monjuzaru
- 文殊猿) and a Girl on the Road to Edo (
Kaidō kudari
- 街道下り) from an untitled series of Auspicious Plays (
Kotobuki kyōgen
)
1851 Kunisada eight.jpg
Triptych: Through the generations, the Sawamura lineage (
Toshidoshi wo iwai no kakizome
- 相続栄い字) in the play
Date kurabe uwasa no saayate
[伊達競高評鞘当]
1851 Kunisada demon
Ichikawa Kuzō II [市川九蔵] as Kongara Dōji (矜伽羅童子) left panel of Fudō Myōō triptych - from the play
Genji moyō furisode hinagata
(源氏模様娘雛形)
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