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Hiroshige’s Edo Theater District: Nichōmachi Sh...
Utagawa Hiroshige’s view of Nichōmachi captures the crowds, banners, and lanterns of Edo’s kabuki theater district. Explore the perspective and street life in this circa-1838 landscape print.
Hiroshige’s Edo Theater District: Nichōmachi Sh...
Utagawa Hiroshige’s view of Nichōmachi captures the crowds, banners, and lanterns of Edo’s kabuki theater district. Explore the perspective and street life in this circa-1838 landscape print.
Ichikawa Ebizō V as Kumagai Jirō Naozane: An Os...
Utagawa Kunimasu’s Osaka actor print of Ichikawa Ebizō V as Kumagai Jirō Naozane sets an intense expression against a crimson sky and dark clouds. Explore the kabuki drama and richly...
Ichikawa Ebizō V as Kumagai Jirō Naozane: An Os...
Utagawa Kunimasu’s Osaka actor print of Ichikawa Ebizō V as Kumagai Jirō Naozane sets an intense expression against a crimson sky and dark clouds. Explore the kabuki drama and richly...
A Kabuki Cat Ghost: Toyohara Kunichika’s 1870 A...
Toyohara Kunichika’s 1870 kabuki triptych stages a supernatural encounter between a cat spirit, Michinoku, and Isogai Mibunosuke. Discover how Onoe Kikugorō V appears in two contrasting roles across the three...
A Kabuki Cat Ghost: Toyohara Kunichika’s 1870 A...
Toyohara Kunichika’s 1870 kabuki triptych stages a supernatural encounter between a cat spirit, Michinoku, and Isogai Mibunosuke. Discover how Onoe Kikugorō V appears in two contrasting roles across the three...
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Dozaemon Denkichi: A Kab...
Toyohara Kunichika’s print of Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Dozaemon Denkichi pairs a vivid red background with a towering firefighter’s matoi. Explore the actor’s pose, patterned costume, and the distinction between...
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Dozaemon Denkichi: A Kab...
Toyohara Kunichika’s print of Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Dozaemon Denkichi pairs a vivid red background with a towering firefighter’s matoi. Explore the actor’s pose, patterned costume, and the distinction between...
Bandō Hikosaburō III as Sugawara no Michizane: ...
Katsukawa Shun’ei’s portrait of Bandō Hikosaburō III as Sugawara no Michizane draws the viewer into a kabuki performance through a focused expression, formal costume, and quiet gray backdrop.
Bandō Hikosaburō III as Sugawara no Michizane: ...
Katsukawa Shun’ei’s portrait of Bandō Hikosaburō III as Sugawara no Michizane draws the viewer into a kabuki performance through a focused expression, formal costume, and quiet gray backdrop.
The Spirit of Aku Genta Yoshihira at Nunobiki F...
A June 1876 print by Toyohara Kunichika shows Ichikawa Danjuro IX as the vengeful spirit of Minamoto no Yoshihira at Nunobiki Falls, a great kabuki spectacle of flames and lightning...
The Spirit of Aku Genta Yoshihira at Nunobiki F...
A June 1876 print by Toyohara Kunichika shows Ichikawa Danjuro IX as the vengeful spirit of Minamoto no Yoshihira at Nunobiki Falls, a great kabuki spectacle of flames and lightning...