Kabuki Actor Collection

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as the Goddes Benzaiten of Enoshima in the Play Onno Aruji... c. 1773. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as the Goddes Benzaiten of Enoshima in the Play Onno Aruji Hatsuyuki no Sekai, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773, Japan, c. 1773

Ichimura Kakitsu Holding an Inscribed Fan, 1862. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Ichimura Kakitsu Holding an Inscribed Fan, 1862. Series: Elegant Portraits of Actors

Onoe Baiko and Seki Sanjuro, 1884. Creator: Toyohara Kunichika
Onoe Baiko and Seki Sanjuro, 1884

The Actor Nakamura Shikan IV, 1884. Creator: Toyohara Kunichika
The Actor Nakamura Shikan IV, 1884

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro and Nakamura Fukusuke in the Roles of Kato Kiyomasa... 19th century
The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro and Nakamura Fukusuke in the Roles of Kato Kiyomasa and Hinagoromo, 19th century

The Actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Fusakichi the Fishmonger, 10th month, late 19th century. Creator: Toyohara Kunichika
The Actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Fusakichi the Fishmonger, 10th month, late 19th century. Series: Mirror of Popular Actors of the Day (Jidai Sewa Haiyu Kagami)

Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Shijo Ryusei, between c1893 and c1898. Creator: Toyohara Kunichika
Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Shijo Ryusei, between c1893 and c1898. Series: Celebration of the 100th Performance of Ichikawa Danj¯ur¯o

Ichikawa Danzo V in the Role of Kakibenosuke: Yui, published in 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Ichikawa Danzo V in the Role of Kakibenosuke: Yui, published in 1852. Series: Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

Portrait of Hozumi Tanzaemon, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Portrait of Hozumi Tanzaemon, 19th century

Ichikawa Danjuro in the Kabuki Play Shibaraku, 1812. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Ichikawa Danjuro in the Kabuki Play Shibaraku, 1812

The Osaka Actors Sawamura Tanosuke III and Nakamura Shikan IV, c1870. Creator: Utagawa Yoshiiku
The Osaka Actors Sawamura Tanosuke III and Nakamura Shikan IV, c1870

The Actors Kawarazaki Gonjuro and Nakamura Tozo, mid-19th century. Creator: Utagawa Yoshiiku
The Actors Kawarazaki Gonjuro and Nakamura Tozo, mid-19th century

Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the Role of Yoemon (image 1 of 3), early 1810s

Actor Matsumoto Hanshiro (or Ichikawa Komazo?) (image 1 of 3), between c1805 and c1810. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Actor Matsumoto Hanshiro (or Ichikawa Komazo?) (image 1 of 3), between c1805 and c1810

Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 2 of 2), 1790s. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 2 of 2), 1790s

Bando Shuka as Hashimotoya Shiraito, 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Bando Shuka as Hashimotoya Shiraito, 1852. Kabuki actor in the role of courtesan of the Hashimotoya Restaurant, holding up a gold coin (s)he has just taken from a paper wrapper

Actor in the role of Fujiya Izaemon, 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Actor in the role of Fujiya Izaemon, 1852. Series: Actors Matched with Views of Mt. Fuji from Edo

Portrait of the Actor Danjuro VIII in the role of Ebizako no Ju matched with background... 1853
Portrait of the Actor Danjuro VIII in the role of Ebizako no Ju matched with background image of Ebi restaurant, 1853. Series: Famous Places for Kaiseki in the Eastern Capital

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro III at Umemoto Teahouse, c1825. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The Actor Onoe Kikugoro III at Umemoto Teahouse, c1825

Two Actors in Roles from the Play Chushingura, 1855. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Two Actors in Roles from the Play Chushingura, 1855

Two Actors portraying wrestlers: (upper) actor Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro VII) as Tetsugatake... 1858
Two Actors portraying wrestlers: (upper) actor Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro VII) as Tetsugatake (lower) Iwakawa, 1858

The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon in the role of Oboshi Yuranosuke (leader of the 47 ronin), 1862. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon in the role of Oboshi Yuranosuke (leader of the 47 ronin), 1862

A Scene from the Play Hana no ura gikyoku tsuki (image 3 of 3), 1846. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
A Scene from the Play Hana no ura gikyoku tsuki (image 3 of 3), 1846

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo III as Kitsugi Magoemon and the rest place Inamura... published in 1852
The Actor Bando Hikosaburo III as Kitsugi Magoemon and the rest place Inamura between Yoshida and Goyu, published in 1852. Series: Tokaido Intermediate Stations

Sekiya no Sato; The Actor Kawarasaki Gonjuro, 1863. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada, Utagawa Hiroshige II
Sekiya no Sato; The Actor Kawarasaki Gonjuro, 1863. Series: Flowers of Edo with Views of Famous Places

Hatchobori and Ichikawa Danzo, 1863. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada, Kawanabe Kyosai, Hiroshige II
Hatchobori and Ichikawa Danzo, 1863. Series: Famous Places and Flowers of Edo

Actor in the role of the Hunter Toriyama Shusaku, 1859. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Actor in the role of the Hunter Toriyama Shusaku, 1859. Play: Shiranui Monogatari

Oniichi (or Keichi) Hogan in the Sanryaku Chapter, Shichi Iroha Jui, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Oniichi (or Keichi) Hogan in the Sanryaku Chapter, Shichi Iroha Jui, 19th century

The Actor Mimasu Gennosuke in the role of a Tobacco Seller, c1820s. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The Actor Mimasu Gennosuke in the role of a Tobacco Seller, c1820s

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo V as the Wrestler Onigatake, 1861. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The Actor Bando Hikosaburo V as the Wrestler Onigatake, 1861

Backstage at an Edo Kabuki Theater, 1811. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Backstage at an Edo Kabuki Theater, 1811

Actor in the Role of Wrestler Hanaregoma no Chokichi, c1850. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Actor in the Role of Wrestler Hanaregoma no Chokichi, c1850

Actors as Lion Dancers (image 2 of 4), c1850. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Actors as Lion Dancers (image 2 of 4), c1850. Bando Takesaburo I as Kokura-an Chokichi, and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Moremore Yoshizo in the Play Iro Ichiza Tegoto no Fukubiki

Four Actors in the Roles of Natsume Shirosaburo, Saimenosuke, Katsuragi, and Kijin Omatsu, c1835

Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Masashibo Benkei in Kanjincho, 1890. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Masashibo Benkei in Kanjincho, 1890

Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Akamatsu Manyu, 1879. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Akamatsu Manyu, 1879. Series: News from the Kabuki Theater

Decorations for Season-opening Kabuki Performances at Saruwakamachi, between c1847 and c1852. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Decorations for Season-opening Kabuki Performances at Saruwakamachi, between circa 1847 and circa 1852. From Famous Views of the Eastern Capital

Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Musashibo Benkei in Kanjincho, 1887. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Musashibo Benkei in Kanjincho, 1887. From Lives of Modern People

Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Ishikawa Goemon, Onoe Kikugoro II as the wife Oritsu... between 1848 & 1852
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Ishikawa Goemon, Onoe Kikugoro II as the wife Oritsu, Arashi Rikan III as Haginoya Yaegiri and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Takagi Oriemon from the series Comparison of flowers

The Actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro Surrounded by Fireflies, 1862. Creator: Yoshitsuya
The Actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro Surrounded by Fireflies, 1862

Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 1 of 2), 1790s. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 1 of 2), 1790s

Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 1 of 2), 1790s. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 1 of 2), 1790s

Actor Matsumoto Koshiro V, between circa 1805 and circa 1810. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Actor Matsumoto Koshiro V, 1805 and circa 1810

Actors with a Bonsai Tree, 1805. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Actors with a Bonsai Tree, 1805

Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the Role of Yoemon (image 3 of 3), Early 1810s

Nakamura Noshio as Hanako in Musume Dojoji, 1796. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Nakamura Noshio as Hanako in Musume Dojoji, 1796

Seven Actors as the Gods of Good Fortune, Late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Seven Actors as the Gods of Good Fortune, Late 18th-early 19th century

Osayo and Genta, 1848. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Osayo and Genta, 1848. Bando Shuka I as Osato (right) and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Igami no Gonta in Goban Tadanobu yuki no nachiguro (???????)

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"Captivating Kabuki: A Glimpse into the World of Ippitsusai Buncho's Masterpieces" Step into the enchanting realm of kabuki theater through the mesmerizing works of Ippitsusai Buncho, a renowned artist capturing the essence of Japanese performing arts. In "The Second Segawa Kikunojo in the Role of Reizei, " we witness a captivating portrayal that transports us to 1768, immersing ourselves in an era filled with grace and elegance. Buncho's artistry continues to unfold as we encounter "Danjuro as a Youth with a Toy Horse under Plum Blossoms. " Here, youthfulness intertwines with nature's beauty, evoking emotions that resonate deeply within our souls. Delving further into his repertoire, we discover "Onoe Matsusuke as a Man Standing at Night at Yoshiwara. " This piece unravels mysteries shrouded by darkness while showcasing Buncho's ability to capture nuanced expressions and evoke curiosity. "The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as Yorimasa" takes us on an exhilarating journey back to 1770. With intricate details and vibrant colors, this artwork brings forth the intensity and valor portrayed by kabuki actors during their performances. As our exploration continues, we stumble upon "Onoe Kikugoro as Tonase, " where Buncho skillfully captures both vulnerability and strength. Through this depiction from Kanadehon Chushingura, he invites us to delve deeper into human emotions and moral dilemmas. Intriguingly shifting gears towards Arashi Otohachi I’s representation circa 1790s reveals another facet of kabuki acting. The charisma emanating from his character draws us closer to understanding how these actors captivated audiences for centuries. Moving forward in time but still encapsulating timeless charm is “The Actor Yamashita Kyonosuke in the Role of Tamarimaru.