Kabuki Actors

His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama led to his production primarily of yaksha-e, which are woodblock prints of kabuki actors and scenes from popular plays of the time.

He also makes the babies into Buddha statues or Kabuki actors, addressing additional aspects of human life through his works.

He also makes the babies into Buddha statues or Kabuki actors, addressing additional aspects of human life through his works.

Shunsho is most well known for introducing a new form of yakusha-e, prints depicting Kabuki actors. However, his bijin-ga (images of beautiful women) paintings, while less famous, ar...

Mostly known for his pictures of beautiful women (bijinga) and kabuki actors prints (yakusha-e). Born in Edo (today’s Tokyo), he became a pupil of Toyokuni I Utagawa (1769-1825) at t...

The man is likely a servant or performing Kabuki actor there to entertain them. It is a fascinating scene with bold, vivid colors and a complex design/composition of which Kunisada ...

Edo-Period Actor Portrait with Umbrella – School of Katsukawa Shunshō, c.1780 Description: This elegant Edo-period Japanese woodblock print, dating from around 1780, depicts a seate...

Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and lands...

Matsumoto Kōshirō at the Well – Actor Portrait by Utagawa Toyokuni I, c.1800 Description: This original Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print, created around 1800 by Utagawa Toyokuni I (...

He is best known for his prints of Kabuki actors, using the woodblock technique. He also painted beautiful women and, for some special occasions, historical scenes.

Shunsho is most well known for introducing a new form of yakusha-e, prints depicting Kabuki actors. However, his bijin-ga (images of beautiful women) paintings, while less famous, ar...

He became the most prolific designer of woodblock prints in Osaka from the 1860s to the 1880s, producing more than 1,200 different prints, almost all of kabuki actors.

Matsufuji does not only create images of babies as life, he also makes the babies into Buddha statues or Kabuki actors adding a humorous side to his works.

Matsufuji does not only create images of babies as life, he also makes the babies into Buddha statues or Kabuki actors adding a humorous side to his works.

Kuniyoshi's subjects covered many genres including landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. Would be a great addition to collectors of his work or Jap...

Also known as Toyokuni III (1786-1865). A Kabuki actor as a Samurai warrior in dramatic scene.

Circa 1860 Japanese woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada. Late Edo period. A Kabuki actor plays a Samurai role in a dynamic pose as if about to square off.

Mid-19th century woodblock print of Onoe Kikugoro V signed Kagawa Toyoshige Kitsu. The famed Kabuki actor is playing the role of Banzuinin Chobei (or similar), a legendary street her...

Kuniyoshi's subjects spanned many genres: landscapes, beautiful women, kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. He is also known for his depictions of the battles of legendary samu...

As well as a number of the other artists of this period, he too portrayed kabuki actors in character, and is well known for his impressions of the mie (mise en scène) of kabuki produ...

He was known mostly for his prints related to the kabuki theatre, in particular his yakusha-e actor portraits, a field which he took to new heights.

He is best known for his prints of Kabuki actors, using the woodblock technique. He also painted beautiful women and, for some special occasions, historical scenes.

After initially pursuing a corporate career, it was not until the late 1970s at the age of 32, having found inspiration in the Kabuki actor prints of the Edo period, that he created ...

Provenance: German private collection, assembled between the 1950s and 2000s Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese: 歌川 國芳 [ɯtaɡaɰa kɯɲijoɕi1798 -1861 One of the last great masters of the Japa...

The artist for this artwork, Utagawa Toyokuni III, is also known as Utagawa Kunisada, an artist famous for his depictions of Kabuki actors. Thanks to records of what plays Kunisada ...

The calligraphy flanking the figures identifies actors and roles, a common practice in Edo and Meiji-era Kabuki prints.

This work is titled "Onoe Baiko VII as the wet nurse Masaoka", in the play "Sendai Hagi" (The play was performed at the Kabuki-za, May 1990) and comes from Kokei's famed Bust Portrai...

This work is titled "Nakamura Tokizo V, as the kept mistress Otomi" in the play "Genjidana" (The play was performed at the Kabuki-za, January 1990) and comes from Kokei's famed Bust ...

After initially pursuing a corporate career, it was not until the late 1970s at the age of 32, having found inspiration in the Kabuki actor prints of the Edo period, that he created ...

This work is titled "Onoe Kikugoro VII as Kirare Yosaburo" in "Genjidana" and comes from Kokei's famed Bust Portraits VII (Design 2) which were based on Kabuki actor portraits (The p...

At right, a standing male figure—likely an actor in theatrical guise—peers into the interior through a sliding screen, his expressive pose and sharply defined features characteristic...

He designed across all genres, from kabuki actors and beauties to military exploits of past and present.

Natori Shunsen developed an interest in kabuki actor portraits while working as an illustrator for the newspaper Asahi Shimbun.

His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama led to his production primarily of yakusha-e, which are woodblock prints of kabuki actors and scenes from popular plays of the tim...

His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama led to his production primarily of yaksha-e, which are woodblock prints of kabuki actors and scenes from popular plays of the time.

His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama led to his production primarily of yaksha-e, which are woodblock prints of kabuki actors and scenes from popular plays of the time.

However, he was the oldest pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi who excelled in prints of warriors, kabuki actors, beautiful women, and foreigners (Yokohama-e).

After Kuniyoshi's death in 1861, Yoshitoshi earned his living designing prints of kabuki actors. The 1860s were a time of increasing political unrest in Japan.

Courtesan Kumekichi Color woodblock, 1858 Kabuki Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III in the role of courtesan Kumekichi, who is standing in snow hold a red sake cup Publisher: Ohkuniya Kinjiro...

Thus, even though the cartouche in the upper right of the image is surrounded by hares, the actual subject of the print are the kabuki actors. Here, Kuniyoshi depicts the kabuki pl...

His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama led to his production primarily of yaksha-e, which are woodblock prints of kabuki actors and scenes from popular plays of the time.

His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama led to his production primarily of yaksha-e, which are woodblock prints of kabuki actors and scenes from popular plays of the time...

His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama led to his production primarily of yaksha-e, which are woodblock prints of kabuki actors and scenes from popular plays of the time...

Creator: Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900) Title: Kabuki Actor Kawarazaki Gonjuri as Omon Date of Manufacture: August 1867 (Keiō 3, Year of the Rabbit, 8th Month) Period: Late...

Frame: 18"H x 14"W Image: 10.75"H x 8"W Suzuki Harunobu thus became one of the primary producers of images of bijinga (pictures of beautiful women) and kabuki actors of Edo, and of ...

Through this role he met famous kabuki actor Nakamura Kichiemon I whose woodblock portrait he produced in 1947.

A print created by Yoshitaki (1841 - 1899), whose Osaka-school work was known to focus on actors of Kabuki theater, showed a very similar theme (last pic).

As well as a number of the other artists of this period, he too portrayed kabuki actors in character, and is well known for his impressions of the mie (mise en scène) of kabuki produ...

Amongst the popular themes were depictions of beautiful women, as is the case here with these okubi-e prints (i.e. bust portraits); kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from hist...

Offered are a pair of post war Japanese Kabuki paddles circa 1960, featuring a male and female Kabuki character actors in full traditional Japanese regalia with weapon mounts in hand.

Hiroshige's apprentice work included book illustrations and single-sheet ukiyo-e prints of female beauties and kabuki actors in the Utagawa style. It was not until 1829–1830 that Hir...

Eishō's prints, celebrated for their beauty, craftsmanship, and evocative portrayal of Japanese life and culture, encompassed various subjects, including landscapes, portraits, histo...

After Kuniyoshi's death in 1861, Yoshitoshi earned his living designing prints of kabuki actors. The 1860s were a time of increasing political unrest in Japan.

Working primarily in Osaka, he specialized in yakusha-e—portraits of Kabuki actors—and helped define the distinctive visual character of Kamigata printmaking at a time when Osaka riv...

Buncho (active 1765 - 1792) Yamashita Kyonosuke in a Back-mask Dance(Reprint) Reproduction C.1960 Sheet size 31 x 14 cm Intriguing kabuki portrait of the actor Yamashita Kyonosuke p...

Kunichika's work stands in contrast to that of many of his contemporaries as he persistently held onto the traditional style and subject matter of the classic Japanese woodcut, unaff...

With a wide production of paintings, illustrations and prints depicting elegant courtesans, actors of the kabuki theatre, Toyokuni I had a unwavering reputation during his lifetime a...

With a wide production of paintings, illustrations and prints depicting elegant courtesans, actors of the kabuki theatre, Toyokuni I had a unwavering reputation during his lifetime a...

It must be said that the Uchikake is not used exclusively at weddings, but sometimes is also worn by actors of Kabuki theater (theatrical representation arose in Japan at the beginni...

Following the traditional pattern of the Utagawa school, Kunisada's main occupation was kabuki and actor prints, and about 60% all of his designs fall in this category.