Kabuki Print

The prints capture the elegance and power of kabuki performance, where actors wore sumptuously patterned kimono that conveyed status and character.

This striking original exhibition poster was created for the Bernard Buffet show Kabuki, held at the Galerie Maurice Garnier in Paris from February 4 to March 26, 1988.

RENJISHI is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the renowned artist/caricaturist Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) printed by hand using traditional lithography techniques on archiva...

"Shibaraku" by Al Hirschfeld from the "Kabuki Suite," a series of 12 color lithographs on Arches paper capturing Hirschfeld's impressions from a trip to Japan in 1975 of the country'...

"Renjishi" by Al Hirschfeld from the "Kabuki Suite," a series of 12 color lithographs on Arches paper capturing Hirschfeld's impressions from a trip to Japan in 1975 of the country's...

"Sukeroku" by Al Hirschfeld from the "Kabuki Suite," a series of 12 color lithographs on Arches paper capturing Hirschfeld's impressions from a trip to Japan in 1975 of the country's...

"Sugawara" by Al Hirschfeld from the "Kabuki Suite," a series of 12 color lithographs on Arches paper capturing Hirschfeld's impressions from a trip to Japan in 1975 of the country's...

"Kochiyama" by Al Hirschfeld from the "Kabuki Suite," a series of 12 color lithographs on Arches paper capturing Hirschfeld's impressions from a trip to Japan in 1975 of the country'...

"Musume" by Al Hirschfeld from the "Kabuki Suite," a series of 12 color lithographs on Arches paper capturing Hirschfeld's impressions from a trip to Japan in 1975 of the country's c...

"Bunraku" by Al Hirschfeld from the "Kabuki Suite," a series of 12 color lithographs on Arches paper capturing Hirschfeld's impressions from a trip to Japan in 1975 of the country's ...

Satsuki by Ouchi Makato Japanese etching Kabuki geometric orange white black Some minor issues with the flatness of the paper.

"Kyo" by Al Hirschfeld from the "Kabuki Suite," a series of 12 color lithographs on Arches paper capturing Hirschfeld's impressions from a trip to Japan in 1975 of the country's clas...

"Fuji" by Al Hirschfeld from the "Kabuki Suite," a series of 12 color lithographs on Arches paper capturing Hirschfeld's impressions from a trip to Japan in 1975 of the country's cla...

He later won the Yamamoto Kanae Prize from the Japan Print Association in 1968, and was later elected twice as secretary-general of that association.

Konishi Hirosada, 'Kurofune' (Kabuki scene), color woodblock print, Kamigata chūban triptych, 1851.

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

Such prints functioned both as artistic creations and as popular cultural souvenirs for admirers of Kabuki actors.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Aburaya Yohei - Figurative Woodblock Print on Paper Woodblock print of kabuki actor by Shunbaisai Hokuei (Japanese, d. 1837).

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...

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.

The resulting series contains some of Natori's finest kabuki designs. This particular print was published by Watanabe in 1925 and was known to have a limited edition of 150 impressi...

1802–1853) - 'Matsumoto Kinsho II' (Japanese Kabuki Actor) - Antique woodblock print - single print (not part of a series) - signatures or remarks hand written on the back of the pri...

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.

Kunisada I Utagawa was was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. Mostly known for his pictures of beautif...

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...

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...

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...

Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...

Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...

Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...

Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...

Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...

Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...

Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...

Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...

Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...

Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...

Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...

Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798 - 1861) - Kabuki actors Condition Size Frame: 92x53cm Period 19th century

My photographs reflect both genuine interest in my subject as well as a respect for the element of serendipity. I strive for both calculation and discovery in my work, studying my su...

Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...

Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...

Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...

Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...

Talented as a child, at about thirteen he became a student of Tokyo's then-leading print maker, Utagawa Kunisada. His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama led to his produ...

Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e). A finely executed ukiyo-e print depicting two kabuki actors caught in a moment of heightened dramatic tension, shown within a richly patterne...

My photographs reflect both genuine interest in my subject as well as a respect for the element of serendipity. I strive for both calculation and discovery in my work, studying my su...

My photographs reflect both genuine interest in my subject as well as a respect for the element of serendipity. I strive for both calculation and discovery in my work, studying my su...

My photographs reflect both genuine interest in my subject as well as a respect for the element of serendipity. I strive for both calculation and discovery in my work, studying my su...

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 time.

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...

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.

Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...

Utagawa Toyokuni (Edo, 1769 – Edo, 1825), also often referred to as Toyokuni I, to distinguish him from the members of his school who took over his go (art-name) after he died, was a...

He is best known for his prints of Kabuki actors, using the woodblock technique.

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