18 great plays by the Ichikawa Danjurô line of actors

A grid of eighteen small square prints, each on cream or colored ground and framed by a thin white border, depicting kabuki actors in character as warriors, samurai, and courtly figures. Poses include a figure gripping a torch-lit pole, a demon-like form seated before red flames, an armored horse rendered in silver on black, a woman beneath an open umbrella against a pale blue sky, and several fierce mie-pose faces with bold red-and-black kumadori makeup and elaborate patterned robes; a few panels show pairs of figures grappling or embracing. The palette is dominated by indigo, vermillion red, black, cream, and touches of green and gold, with each print bearing small red seal marks and vertical cartouche text in the upper corner. Ota Masamitsu, mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock print), 18 great plays by the Ichikawa Danjurô line of actors, year unknown.