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Katsukawa Shun'ei

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Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a brown cherry-blossom kimono and black robe leaning on a lattice box.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Otoma (?) in the Play Sayo no Nakayama Hiiki no Tsurigane (?), Performed at the Naka…

c. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono and green cloak beneath plum branches.

The Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Oiso no Tora in the Play Gohiiki no Hana Aikyo Soga, Performed at the Kawarazaki Thea…

c. 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a ghost, in a yellow robe with long disheveled hair and outstretched arms.

Onoe Matsusuke I as the Ghost of the Warrior Ki no Natora, in Kiku no En Mukashi no Miyako

c. 1791

Ukiyo-e print of two women and a man in patterned kimono conversing, one holding a round fan, on a cream background.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in Street Attire (by Shun'ei) Conversing with Two Women (by Shuncho)

c. 1788

Japanese woodblock print of figures on a wooden veranda with a striped-robed man, kneeling man, hooded woman and child by a r

Act Ten: Amakawaya House from the play Kanadehon Chushingura

1807

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red and white kimono with black headdress, standing before a geometric patterned backgro

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Suketsune in the Play Koi no Yosuga Kanegaki Soga, Performed at the Ichimura The…

c. 1789

Japanese woodblock print of a seated nobleman with fan and three kneeling attendants around a dragon ornament, c. 1795.

Act One: Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

c. 1795

Woodblock print of a seated samurai with a sword, a bowing man, and a woman peeking through a bamboo screen in a interior.

Act Two: The Quarters of Momonoi Wakasanosuke from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

c. 1795

Woodblock print of a samurai raising a sword as a woman grips his arm while a man lies sprawled nearby, c. 1795.

Act Three: The Quarrel Scene from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

c. 1795

Woodblock print of three figures in kimono in an interior with blossoming plum branches and a flower vase.

Act Four: Enya Hangan's Castle from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

c. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of three samurai in a wooden interior, one standing with a drawn sword, two kneeling on tatami.

Act Six: Yoichibei's House from the play Chushingura (Treausry of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

c. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in pink kimono on a veranda, a man in black, and two men on the ground beside a pine.

Act Seven: The Ichiriki Teahouse from the Play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

c. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of a hatted man and two women in kimono walking past a pine tree and water.

Act Eight: The Bridal Journey (Michiyuki) from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

late 1780s

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai raising a sword in a room with patterned screens and a kneeling figure in black robes.

Act Eleven: Night Raid on Moronao's Mansion from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

c. 1795

Woodblock print of kabuki-style samurai figures in red kimono around a raised wooden platform, one seated figure looking down

Act Ten: Amakawaya House from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

c. 1795

Woodblock print of a figure in a straw hat playing a shamisen beneath pink blossoms, in purple and red kimono.

The Actor Sawamura Tamagashira as a Strolling Musician in the Play Dai Danna Kanjincho, Performed at the Kawarazaki T…

c. 1790

Woodblock print of a standing archer in a yellow robe beside a kneeling bearded elder, with a tree and stream behind them.

Empress Jingu (left), and Her Minister Takenouchi no Sukune (right)

late 1780s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a grey patterned kimono holding a pink lantern, beside a lattice window and plum blossom

The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Yoshidaya Kizaemon in the Play Edo Sunago Kichirei Soga, Performed at the Miyako Th…

c. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with crossed arms and a grimacing expression, in a patterned robe before a floral screen.

The Actor Asao Tamejuro I as Drunken Gotobei in the Play Yoshitsune Koshigoe Jo, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in…

c. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in checkered kimono and speckled robe, bent forward in a dance pose before a striped screen

Actor Asao Tamejûrô I as Drunken Gotôbei Doing a Sambasô Dance in “Yoshitsune’s Koshigoe Petition” (“Yoshitsune Koshi…

About 1790

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki actor in a black floral kimono, with audience hands raised in the foreground.

The Actor Nakamura Kumetaro II Greeting the Audience on His Arrival from Osaka at the Nakamura Theater in the Elevent…

c. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe holding a hand mirror beside blossoming plum branches and a shoji scree

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as the monk Shunkan in the play "Shunkan Shima Monogatari," performed at the Kawarazaki…

c. 1791

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a lantern beside a railing and blossoming tree.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okumi of the Mieido Fan Shop (?) in the Play Sanjuk-koku Yobune no Hajimari (?), Perfor…

c. 1789

Woodblock print of a standing man in a patterned kimono before a bamboo fence and a blossoming tree.

The Actor Sawamura Tamagashira in an Unidentified Role

c. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black blossom-patterned kimono and gilded hair ornament, before a checkered backdrop.

The Actor Iwai Kiyotaro II as Lady Itohagi (?) in the Play Genji Saiko Kogane Tachibana (?), Performed at the Ichimur…

c. 1788

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a patterned kimono before a fret-pattern background with plum branches.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Koi no Yosuga Kanegaki Soga, Performed at the Ichimur…

c. 1789

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor in a striped kimono holding a red fan, beside a wooden drum on a stage.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Daidoji Tabatanosuke in the Play Mukashi Mukashi Tejiro no Saru, Performed at the…

c. 1792

Woodblock print of three kabuki actors: a woman with a fan, a seated man with a shamisen, and a crouching man with a staff.

Actor Ichikawa Komazô III as Nyosan no Miya (The Third Princess), Ukare Zatô (A Blind Street Performer), and Sakata n…

About 1791

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in pink and green robes with two swords, standing before bamboo.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Hatakeyama Shigetada Disguised as Honjo Soheiji (?) in the Play Edo no Fuji Wakayag…

c. 1789

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in ornate robes and headdress standing beneath cherry blossom branches.

The Actor Iwai Kiyotaro as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play Gohiiki no Hana Aikyo Soga, Performed at the Kawarazaki Th…

c. 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a pink kimono and black vest with a sword, standing before a patterned screen.

The Actor Otani Oniji III in an Unidentified Role in the Play Yukimi-zuki Eiga Hachi no Ki (?), Performed at the Naka…

c. 1787

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono and straw cape holding a sword against a dark background.

Actors Mimasu Tokujirô I as Hayano Kampei (Left) and Nakayama Kojûrô VI as Ono Sadakurô (Right) in “Treasury of the 4…

About 1786