Kabuki Actor Collection (#9)

Koraiya: Ichikawa Komazo III, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage... c. 1794
Koraiya: Ichikawa Komazo III, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", c. 1794

Masatsuya: Otani Oniji III as Ono Sadakuro, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage... 1794
Masatsuya: Otani Oniji III as Ono Sadakuro, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

The Actors Onoe Kikugoro III (right) as Shirokiya Okoma and Matsumoto Koshiro V...c. 1816. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
The Actors Onoe Kikugoro III (right) as Shirokiya Okoma and Matsumoto Koshiro V (left) as her lover Saiza, c. 1816

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Koman, from the series "Portraits of... 1795
Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Koman, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1795

Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Fuwa Banzaemon, from the series "Portraits of Actors... 1794
Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Fuwa Banzaemon, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

Takinoya: Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Juro, from the series "Portraits of Actors... 1794
Takinoya: Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Juro, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Katanaya Ohana, from the series "Portraits of Actors on... 1794
Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Katanaya Ohana, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage...", 1795
Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1795

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage...", c. 1794
Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", c. 1794

Yamatoya: Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage, 1794
Yamatoya: Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

Otawaya: Onoe Matsusuke I as Oboshi Yuranosuke, from the series "Portraits of Actors... 1795
Otawaya: Onoe Matsusuke I as Oboshi Yuranosuke, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1795

The actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Tada Kurodo Yukitsuna and Bando Shuka as the... c. 1847. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
The actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Tada Kurodo Yukitsuna and Bando Shuka as the ghost of Naruto no Mae, c. 1847

The actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Goshaku Somegoro and Onoe Kikugoro III...c. 1844/48. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
The actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Goshaku Somegoro and Onoe Kikugoro III as Denkichi Tsuchizaemon (inset), c. 1844/48

The actor Morita Kan'ya, from the series "Pictures and Calligraphy of Kabuki Actors-Poets...c1847/50 Creator
The actor Morita Kan'ya, from the series "Pictures and Calligraphy of Kabuki Actors-Poets (Haika shoga kyodai)", c. 1847/50

The actors Iwai Hanshiro VI, Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kintoki, and Ichikawa Ebizo V... 1833. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The actors Iwai Hanshiro VI, Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kintoki, and Ichikawa Ebizo V as the woodcutter Nekko no Yokizo, 1833

The actor Bando Hikosaburo V as Konjin Chogoro, from the series "One Hundred...", 1864
The actor Bando Hikosaburo V as Konjin Chogoro, from the series "One Hundred Selected Actors (Haiyu hyakkasen)", 1864

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Nagao Terutora in the Play Kuruma-gakari Tekuda no... c. 1783. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Nagao Terutora in the Play Kuruma-gakari Tekuda no Gumbai, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1783, Japan, c. 1783

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Sanada no Yoichi (?) in the Play Sanada no Yoichi... c. 1767. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Sanada no Yoichi (?) in the Play Sanada no Yoichi Banjaku no Iezuto (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1767 (?), Japan, c. 1767

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Michichiba in the Play Azuma no Mori Sakae Kusunoki... c. 1779. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Michichiba in the Play Azuma no Mori Sakae Kusunoki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1779, Japan, c. 1779

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Courtesan Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play Sono... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Courtesan Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play Sono Kyodai Fuji no Sugatami, Performed at the Morita Theater in the First Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III (?) or Segawa Otome (?) as a Shirabyoshi Dancer in Musume... c. 1783. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III (?) or Segawa Otome (?) as a Shirabyoshi Dancer in Musume Dojo-ji, in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga (?) or Buke no Hana Musume no Adauchi ()

The Actor Nakamura Sukegoro II as Aso no Matsuwaka, a Ninja (Shadow Warrior), in the Pl... c. 1768. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Sukegoro II as Aso no Matsuwaka, a Ninja (Shadow Warrior), in the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji (The Genji Clan Now at Its Zenith)

Kabuki Stars Before a Gracious Waterfall (Arigataki megumi no hanagata), 1883. Creator: Toyohara Kunichika
Kabuki Stars Before a Gracious Waterfall (Arigataki megumi no hanagata), 1883. Detail from a larger artwork

The Actor Ichikawa Raizo I as Hanakawado no Sukeroku in the scene "Sukeroku” in the pla... c. 1764
The Actor Ichikawa Raizo I as Hanakawado no Sukeroku in the scene "Sukeroku" in the play "Hitokidori Harutsuge Soga" ("The Soga Play)

The Actors Arashi Sangoro II as Minamoto no Yoritomo (right), Segawa Kikunojo II as Yuk... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Arashi Sangoro II as Minamoto no Yoritomo (right), Segawa Kikunojo II as Yuki Onna (center), and Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Kajiwara Genta no Kagetoki, in the Play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Kisegawa in a "Nuno Sarashi" Dance, in... c. 1775
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Kisegawa in a "Nuno Sarashi" Dance, in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1775, Japan

The Actor Ichikawa Sadanji as Akechi Samenosuke, from the series "Seven Brilliant...", 1876
The Actor Ichikawa Sadanji as Akechi Samenosuke, from the series "Seven Brilliant Heroes (Komei shichi yosei)", 1876

The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III, from the series "Reminiscences of Elegant Actors...", 1862
The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III, from the series "Reminiscences of Elegant Actors (Fuga wazaogi shinobu)", 1862

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the courtesan Agemaki in the play "Sukeroku Yukari no... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the courtesan Agemaki in the play "Sukeroku Yukari no Hatsu-zakura, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

Tennojiya Riko (The actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as the maid Ebizo Okane of the Ouchiya... 1794)
Tennojiya Riko (The actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as the maid Ebizo Okane of the Ouchiya [actually Iwate, wife of Sadato]), 1794

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro Vl as Soga no Goro Tokimune (Rokudai-me Ichikawa... 1795 (Kansei 7)
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro Vl as Soga no Goro Tokimune (Rokudai-me Ichikawa Danjuro no Soga no Goro Tokimune), 1795 (Kansei 7)

The actors Nakajima Wadaemon (R) as Bodara Chozaemon and Nakamura Konozo (L)... 1794. Creator: Toshusai Sharaku
The actors Nakajima Wadaemon (R) as Bodara Chozaemon and Nakamura Konozo (L) as Gon of the boat-keeper Kanagawaya, 1794

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Saeki Kurando Tsunenori (Sandai-me Ichikawa... 1794 (Kansei 6)
The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Saeki Kurando Tsunenori (Sandai-me Ichikawa Yaozo no Saeki Kurando Tsunenori), 1794 (Kansei 6)

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Nagoya Sanza Motoharu (Sandai-me Sawamura... 1794 (Kansei 6)
The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Nagoya Sanza Motoharu (Sandai-me Sawamura Sojuro no Nagoya Sanza Motoharu), 1794 (Kansei 6)

The actors Segawa Tomisaburo II (R) as Yadorigi, wife of Ogishi Kurando, and Nakamura... 1794
The actors Segawa Tomisaburo II (R) as Yadorigi, wife of Ogishi Kurando, and Nakamura Manyo (L) as the servant Wakakusa, 1794

The actors Segawa Kikunojo III (R) as the courtesan Katsuragi and Sawamura Sojuro... 1794. Creator: Toshusai Sharaku
The actors Segawa Kikunojo III (R) as the courtesan Katsuragi and Sawamura Sojuro III (L) as Nagoya Sanza Motoharu, 1794

The Actor Sanjo Kantaro II as Oshichi in the play "Nanakusa Fukki Soga, " performed at the, 1718
The Actor Sanjo Kantaro II as Oshichi in the play "Nanakusa Fukki Soga, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1718

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV with his family, from an untitled series of four prints... c1783/84
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV with his family, from an untitled series of four prints showing Actors in private life, c. 1783/84

The Actors Nakamura Sukegoro II as Matano no Goro (right), Onoe Kikugoro I as Soga no... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Nakamura Sukegoro II as Matano no Goro (right), Onoe Kikugoro I as Soga no Taro (center), and Otani Hiroji III as Kawazu no Saburo (left), in the Play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V and his family, from an untitled series of four prints... c. 1783/84
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V and his family, from an untitled series of four prints showing Actors in private life, c. 1783/84

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I and Azuma Tozo, from an untitled series of prints... c. 1783. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga
The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I and Azuma Tozo, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life, c. 1783

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV and a geisha, from an untitled series of prints showing... c. 1783
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV and a geisha, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life, c. 1783

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I and a geisha, from an untitled series of prints showing... c. 1783. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I and a geisha, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life, c. 1783

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III with a geisha, from an untitled series of prints showing...c1783/84
The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III with a geisha, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life, c. 1783/84

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II and his wife, from an untitled series of prints showing...c. 1783
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II and his wife, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life, c. 1783

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV and his attendant, from an untitled series of prints showing...c1783
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV and his attendant, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life, c. 1783

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V and his attendant, from an untitled series of prints showing... c1783
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V and his attendant, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life, c. 1783

The actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Fuwa Banzaemon, Nakamura Fukusuke IV as the... 1885. Creator: Toyohara Kunichika
The actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Fuwa Banzaemon, Nakamura Fukusuke IV as the Maid, and Kataoka Gado III as Nagoya Sanzaburo, 1885

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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.