Kabuki Prints (9)
Kabuki theater portraits (yakusha-e) in Japanese woodblock prints. These dynamic compositions capture actors in dramatic roles, with bold makeup patterns (kumadori), elaborate costumes, and theatrical poses that have inspired printmakers since the Edo period.
Artists Known for Kabuki
The Kabuki Theater (Kabukiza)
Kabukiza
May 1926
Color woodblock print
The Actor Bando Shucho III as Shizuka Gozen, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
The Actor Nakamura Kichiemon I as Mitsuhide, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
The Actor Sawada Shojiro as the Swordsman Hayashi Buhei, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
1927
Color woodblock print; oban
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke IV as Nozarashi Kohei, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon XV as Naozamurai, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
The Actor Nakamura Kichiemon I as Mitsuhide, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
The Actor Otani Tomoemon VI as Kan Shojo (Sugawara Michizane), from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
1927
Color woodblock print; oban
The Actor Onoe Baiko VI as Sayuri, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban