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Yakusha-e: Kabuki Prints, a Continuing Tradition

(from 29th Nov 2011 until 4th Mar 2012)

Discover the brightly coloured woodblock prints of actors from Japanese popular theatre.

Detail of The actor Nakamura Shikan IV as the fisherman Fukashichi, Tōkyō, 1869 (Museum No: EA1971.2
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Actor portraits of the 19th century

Utagawa Kunisada (1786 - 1864)

The character Yura Hyōgo at Namamugi, between Kawasaki and Kanagawa (EA1983.47) The character Yura Hyōgo at Namamugi, between Kawasaki and Kanagawa (EA1983.47)   The character Kezori Kuemon at Hamamatsu (EA1983.57) The character Kezori Kuemon at Hamamatsu (EA1983.57)   The character Umeōmaru at Umenoki Village, between Minakuchi and Ishibe (EA1983.44) The character Umeōmaru at Umenoki Village, between Minakuchi and Ishibe (EA1983.44)
The character Kumagai Jirō Naozane at Fujieda (EA1983.58) The character Kumagai Jirō Naozane at Fujieda (EA1983.58)   The character Nyūdō Shinsai at Soga village, between Odawara and Hakone (EA1983.65) The character Nyūdō Shinsai at Soga village, between Odawara and Hakone (EA1983.65)   The actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV in the female role of Ikazuchi no Otsuru (EA1983.53) The actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV in the female role of Ikazuchi no Otsuru (EA1983.53)
The actor Arashi Otohachi III as the evil priest Bungyū (EA1971.217) The actor Arashi Otohachi III as the evil priest Bungyū (EA1971.217)   An actor in the role of the samurai Nagoya Sanza (EAX.4211) An actor in the role of the samurai Nagoya Sanza (EAX.4211)
Tsukubaya Moemon competes for the love of the geisha Kasaya Sankatsu (EA1983.36.a) Tsukubaya Moemon competes for the love of the geisha Kasaya Sankatsu (EA1983.36.a) The geisha Sankatsu holding two halves of a sake cup (EA1983.36.b) The geisha Sankatsu holding two halves of a sake cup (EA1983.36.b) Tōganeya Moemon competes for the love of the geisha Kasaya Sankatsu (EA1983.36.c) Tōganeya Moemon competes for the love of the geisha Kasaya Sankatsu (EA1983.36.c)

Toyohara Kunichika (1835 - 1900)

The actor Nakamura Shikan IV as the fisherman Fukashichi (EA1971.218) The actor Nakamura Shikan IV as the fisherman Fukashichi (EA1971.218)
The Gang of Five Returning in the Morning Like Wild Geese (EA1983.69.a) The Gang of Five Returning in the Morning Like Wild Geese (EA1983.69.a) The Gang of Five Returning in the Morning Like Wild Geese (EA1983.69.b) The Gang of Five Returning in the Morning Like Wild Geese (EA1983.69.b)
The actor Kawarasaki Gonjūrō as the courier Sakihei (EA1983.70.a) The actor Kawarasaki Gonjūrō as the courier Sakihei (EA1983.70.a) The actor Bandō Hikosaburō as the courier Otohei (EA1983.70.b) The actor Bandō Hikosaburō as the courier Otohei (EA1983.70.b) The actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV as the courier Uzuhei (EA1983.70.c) The actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV as the courier Uzuhei (EA1983.70.c)
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