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Actors / Kabuki 役者絵

Portraits of popular actors in kabuki roles represent the earliest and most popular genre for ukiyo-e, going back to the early masters of the 17th century.
Kunisada: Ichikawa Shinnosuke IV as the Hero Shibuya no Konnomaru with large weapon

Kunisada: Ichikawa Shinnosuke IV as the Hero Shibuya no Konnomaru with large weapon
Utagawa Yoshiiku: Silhouette of the Actor Bandô Tarô

Utagawa Yoshiiku: Silhouette of the Actor Bandô Tarô
Kunisada: The Five Chivalrous Men in the Kabuki Play “Suiko-den”白浪水滸伝

Kunisada: The Five Chivalrous Men in the Kabuki Play “Suiko-den”白浪水滸伝
Toyokuni I: Dramatic half-length double portrait of Bando Hikosaburo III and Nakamura Noshio III

Toyokuni I: Dramatic half-length double portrait of Bando Hikosaburo III and Nakamura Noshio III
Kunichika 国周: Hat-throwing scene with magic flap of Bando Hikasaburo as Mitsuhide seeking vengeance on Hideyoshi

Kunichika 国周: Hat-throwing scene with magic flap of Bando Hikasaburo as Mitsuhide seeking vengeance on Hideyoshi
Kunisada 国貞: Three Actors before a Mount Fuji Set from the Chushingura

Kunisada 国貞: Three Actors before a Mount Fuji Set from the Chushingura
Kunisada 国貞: Tattooed Carpenter Holding a Tray of Woodworking Tools

Kunisada 国貞: Tattooed Carpenter Holding a Tray of Woodworking Tools
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