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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.
Utagawa Yoshiiku: Silhouette of the Actor Bandô Hikosaburô V Holding Teacup 五代目坂東彦三郎

Utagawa Yoshiiku: Silhouette of the Actor Bandô Hikosaburô V Holding Teacup 五代目坂東彦三郎
Kunisada: Two Kabuki Actors against a Textured Wooden Background; Wakanaya uchi Wakakusa; Ukiyo Inosuke

Kunisada: Two Kabuki Actors against a Textured Wooden Background; Wakanaya uchi Wakakusa; Ukiyo Inosuke
Utagawa Yoshiiku: Silhouette of the Actor Bandô Shûka (Bando Mitsugoro VI) まことのつきはなのすがたえ Smoking a Pipe

Utagawa Yoshiiku: Silhouette of the Actor Bandô Shûka (Bando Mitsugoro VI) まことのつきはなのすがたえ Smoking a Pipe
Toyohara Kuniteru : Actor Triptych Evening Scene of a Fight with a Black-clad Assassin

Toyohara Kuniteru : Actor Triptych Evening Scene of a Fight with a Black-clad Assassin
Kunisada: Ghost Head and Magic Scroll; Ka Brigade

Kunisada: Ghost Head and Magic Scroll; Ka Brigade
Kunisada: Ningyo-cho, the Doll District, with Ichimura Uzaemon XII and Bunraku Puppets

Kunisada: Ningyo-cho, the Doll District, with Ichimura Uzaemon XII and Bunraku Puppets
Kunisada: Danjuro IX as Shirafuji, with Ehon scene of Women looking at Ukiyo-e

Kunisada: Danjuro IX as Shirafuji, with Ehon scene of Women looking at Ukiyo-e
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
Kuniyoshi: Actors as sake barrel and sake cup playing ken

Kuniyoshi: Actors as sake barrel and sake cup playing ken
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
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