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Utagawa school, Nakamura Fukusuke I as Asahina Tōbei, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Kabuki Meets the Water Margin — Nakamura Fukusu...

Nakamura Fukusuke I as Asahina Tōbei — a powerful Kabuki portrait merging the Water Margin tradition with Edo theatrical drama.

Kabuki Meets the Water Margin — Nakamura Fukusu...

Nakamura Fukusuke I as Asahina Tōbei — a powerful Kabuki portrait merging the Water Margin tradition with Edo theatrical drama.

Utagawa Yoshikazu, Dragon at Sumiyoshi Shrine, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

A Divine Vision at Sumiyoshi Shrine — Utagawa Y...

Utagawa Yoshikazu's dramatic dragon woodblock print — a divine vision at Sumiyoshi Shrine, rendered in the bold palette of mid-19th-century Ukiyo-e.

A Divine Vision at Sumiyoshi Shrine — Utagawa Y...

Utagawa Yoshikazu's dramatic dragon woodblock print — a divine vision at Sumiyoshi Shrine, rendered in the bold palette of mid-19th-century Ukiyo-e.

Tōsendō Rifū, Standing Courtesan (Tachi Bijin), ca. 1720, Edo-period painting

Stehende Kurtisane – Tate Bijin-zu

Tōsendō Rifū malte sie um 1720. Jahrzehnte später ritzte ein Dichter seine Sehnsucht in die Seide. Zwei Hände, zwei Generationen – eine zeitlos stehende Kurtisane. Tachibijin-zu

Stehende Kurtisane – Tate Bijin-zu

Tōsendō Rifū malte sie um 1720. Jahrzehnte später ritzte ein Dichter seine Sehnsucht in die Seide. Zwei Hände, zwei Generationen – eine zeitlos stehende Kurtisane. Tachibijin-zu

Utagawa Kunisada, Kabuki Meets the Water Margin, 1854, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Kabuki Meets the Water Margin — Utagawa Kunisad...

Utagawa Kunisada's 1854 woodblock print merging Kabuki drama with the heroes of the Water Margin — a bold Edo-period vision of theatrical and literary legend.

Kabuki Meets the Water Margin — Utagawa Kunisad...

Utagawa Kunisada's 1854 woodblock print merging Kabuki drama with the heroes of the Water Margin — a bold Edo-period vision of theatrical and literary legend.

Gochōtei Sadahiro, Kabuki Legends on Stage, 1849, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Kabuki Legends on Stage — Gochōtei Sadahiro's 1...

Gochōtei Sadahiro's 1849 woodblock print capturing Kabuki legends on stage — a masterwork of Osaka Kamigata Ukiyo-e at its theatrical peak.

Kabuki Legends on Stage — Gochōtei Sadahiro's 1...

Gochōtei Sadahiro's 1849 woodblock print capturing Kabuki legends on stage — a masterwork of Osaka Kamigata Ukiyo-e at its theatrical peak.

Toyokuni III (Utagawa Kunisada), Heike Warriors (Kabuki actors in disguise), Edo period, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Heike Warriors or Kabuki Stars? Toyokuni III's ...

Toyokuni III's brilliant censorship workaround — disguising Kabuki stars as Heike warriors to circumvent Edo-period restrictions on actor portraits.

Heike Warriors or Kabuki Stars? Toyokuni III's ...

Toyokuni III's brilliant censorship workaround — disguising Kabuki stars as Heike warriors to circumvent Edo-period restrictions on actor portraits.