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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: Extortion Scene from the Kabuki Play Izayoi Seishin

Kunisada: Extortion Scene from the Kabuki Play Izayoi Seishin
Kunichika: Ichikawa Danjuro Meditating Before a Painting of Fudo Myo–o

Kunichika: Ichikawa Danjuro Meditating Before a Painting of Fudo Myo–o
Kunichika: Kabuki Actor as Fireman

Kunichika: Kabuki Actor as Fireman
Utagawa School Painting of Actor with Tattoo

Utagawa School Painting of Actor with Tattoo
Kuniyoshi: Actors as Lanterns

Kuniyoshi: Actors as Lanterns
Kunisada: Jiraiya in the Forest

Kunisada: Jiraiya in the Forest Triptych
Kuniyoshi: Actor diptych

Kuniyoshi: Actor diptych
Kunisada: Actor with Tattoo

Kunisada: Actor with Tattoo
Kunisada: Tattooed Actors Triptych

Kunisada: Tattooed Actors Triptych
Kunisada: Ghost actor

Kunisada: Ghost actor
Toshihide: Untitled

Toshihide: Kabuki Actor Brandishing a Club
Kunisada: Actor looking at actor

Kunisada: The actor Seki Sanjuro III glancing up