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Katsukawa Shun'ei

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Woodblock print of a samurai grasping the wrist of a kneeling old man beside a pine tree, with travelers in a rain-swept rice

Act Five: Yamazaki Highway from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

c. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a pink robe and patterned kimono, holding a fan, with a sword at his waist.

Actor Sawamura Sôjûrô III as Oda Kazusanosuke Harunaga in “Muromacho Chronicle in Kana Script” (“Kanagaki Muromachi b…

About 1791

Two kabuki actors in patterned robes, one raising a sword overhead and one holding a drawn sword, beside a riverbank.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo Second with Raised Sword

ca. 1793

Triptych woodblock print of three men in patterned kimono against a pink cloud-band background with blossoming branches.

An Unidentified Actor as a Farmer with a Basket on His Back

ca. 1793

Two panels of a Japanese woodblock print showing kabuki actors in patterned kimono beneath pink blossom branches.

The Actor Morita Kanya Wearing One Sword

ca. 1792

Woodblock print of a man in patterned kimono holding an umbrella beside a dog in a snowy landscape with bare branches.

The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro as a Man Walking under an Umbrella

ca. 1796

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono studying her reflection in a hand mirror beside a lattice screen.

A Courtesan Looking at Her Reflection in a Hand Mirror

ca. 1787

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black robe and patterned kimono beside a striped fence and plum branches.

Nakayama Tomisaburo in the role of An no Oyasu

2nd month, 1792

Japanese woodblock print of a man in a brown kimono and red striped robe standing beside a bamboo blind and wooden pillar.

Onoe Matsusuke as a Servant Standing Beside a House

ca. 1793?

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a green patterned kimono holding a scroll before a striped screen.

Osagawa Tsuneyo as a Woman Standing in a Room

ca. 1793?

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black robe and striped garment beside a blossoming branch and bamboo screen.

The Actor Third Sawamura Sojuro as a Man of High Position

ca. 1791

Woodblock print of a standing man in a brown kimono beside a river, with weeping willow branches above.

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as Hisamatsu Standing on the Bank

ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a black prop beside a plum branch.

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as (?) Wife of Kudo Suketsune in a Soga Play

ca. 1792?

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in samurai dress with swords, straw hat, and blossoming branch above a wooden bench.

The Second Ichikawa Monnosuke as a Samurai Standing by a Wooden Bench

ca. 1794?

Woodblock print of a bald man in a yellow and checkered robe holding a sword while standing in heavy rain under a tree branch

The Actor Ichikawa Danzō IV in the Role of Ono Sadakurō

ca. 1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned green and black kimono, arm outstretched, beside a bamboo screen and katana.

Kabuki Actor Ōtani Oniji III

ca. 1792

Japanese woodblock print of a man with a katana standing in rain beneath willow branches, wearing black and red garments.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazō II in the Role of Ono Sadakurō

ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an old woman role, stooped with a bamboo staff beside a river and grass.

The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as the Old Beggar Woman Kurozuka Babā at Adachigahara

1795 (Kansei 7), 11th month

Japanese woodblock print of a bowing figure in a striped kimono beside a fence, with pink plum blossoms above.

The Fourth Iwai Hanshiro as a Woman Standing under a Torii

ca. 1791?

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a dark robe with topknot and hat, holding a yellow fan, against grey background.

Bando Hikosaburo III as Sugawara no Michizane, from the Kabuki play, "Sugawara's Secrets of Calligraphy" (Sugawara De…

ca. 1800

Fan-shaped woodblock print of children in kimono carrying yellow poles under a large dark bird against a red disc.

Children's Lantern Float, Sanno Festival

ca. 1788

Woodblock print of a seated woman, a standing man in a red checked robe, and a figure peeking through a curtain.

Scene from the Tenth Act of Chushingura

ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe reaching toward a zigzag lightning bolt against a dark sky.

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo III in the Role of Kanshojo

1796

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in green robe and checked hakama, holding a katana with a stern expression.

The Actor Ichikawa Omezō I as the Young Daimyo Momonoi Wakasanosuke

1795 (Kan’ei 7), 4th month

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a black patterned kimono with an orange skirt beneath blossoming branches.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role

late 1790s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes holding a polearm and sword beneath a leafy branch.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Lady Tomoe (Tomoe Gozen) in the Play Yasa Gumbai Miyako no Jindori, Performed at the…

c. 1793

Woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers embracing, seen from behind, with fringed belts and bare feet on a pale ground.

Two Famous Wrestlers Onogawa and Tanikase

ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a female role in patterned kimono beside a rocky cliff and pine branch.

Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III in a Female Role

1788

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono with cloud motifs, holding a fan, against a yellow background.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozō III as Fuwa Banzaemon in a Thunder Robe, Playing with a Fan

1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor kneeling by a waterfall, holding a sword and raising a black hat, in red and striped robes.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as a Man Armed with a Sword

1789

Woodblock print of a man in a blue checkered robe and black hat holding a brush, with blossoms behind him.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as a Nobleman Writing Poetry

1782

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a purple kimono and striped hakama, holding a closed fan, with cherry blossoms

The Actor Onoye Matsusuke I, as a Man Holding a Closed Fan in His Right Hand

ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a scowling man with dark hair, a yellow rope at his collar, against a pink and black radiating background.

Head of an Unidentified Actor as a countryman in Rags

ca. 1793

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono standing beside a pillar under a parasol.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro 3rd as a Man Stnding in a Pleasure-boat

ca. 1790

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono holding a sword, with a floral curtain behind him.

Unidentified Actor (possibly Yoshizawa Ayame) as a Woman with a Sword

ca. 1793

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a green crane-patterned kimono before a lattice screen and plum branches.

An Actor of the Iwai Clan as a Woman

ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a standing man in a green kimono and black patterned robe, with a plum branch at upper left.

An Unidentified Actor

1762-1819

Woodblock print of a standing man in a brown kimono and green striped haori, looking up beside a blossoming branch.

The Actor Otani Oniji III

1762-1819

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red and white kimono holding a sword before a green bamboo lattice fence.

Segawa Kikunojo, in a Female Role

1762-1819

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono and black hoods, facing each other in conversation against a yellow

Two Women Conversing

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor in a yellow patterned kimono holding a fan, with bare branches and geta sandals.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV Seated in an Outer Room

1789

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono holding a striped parasol, with cherry blossoms overhead and a sword at his

Ichikawa Monosuke II

ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a figure in striped kimono with hair pins holding a pole before a screen, by Katsukawa Shun'ei.

Segawa Kikunojo III

ca. 1791

Woodblock print of a standing man in grey kimono before a shoji screen and plum branches.

Bando Mitsugoro II

ca. 1790-1797

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black floral kimono holding two swords before a snowy bamboo fence.

Segawa Kikunojo III as a Samurai

ca. 1790

Japanese woodblock print of a youth dancing with a spear, wearing a pink floral kimono and black sleeved overgarment.

Youth Dancing with a Spear

early 1790s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono and red hakama holding a katana, glancing sideways with a stern expression.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Kakogawa Honzo in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theat…

c. 1795

Line print of a standing man and seated woman in an interior, with a figure peeking through a curtain at left.

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

early 1790s

Black-and-white Japanese woodblock print of three figures on a veranda beside bamboo, one in patterned armor with swords.

Act Nine: Yuranosuke's House in Yamashina from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

early 1790s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned orange kimono beside a woven basket, by Katsukawa Shun'ei, about 1795.

Actor Arashi Ryûzô II as Hachijô in “Pillar Calendar of the Genji and Heike Clans” (“Gempei hashira-goyomi”)

About 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a woman in a patterned kimono and orange obi, standing before a shoji screen.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Okaru in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eigh…

c. 1787

Woodblock print of a standing actor in striped robe and sword beneath willow branches beside a river, c. 1796.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Ume no Yoshihei in the Play Suda no Haru Geisha Katagi, Performed at the Kiri Theate…

c. 1796

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red patterned robe and striped kimono, reaching toward a bare branch in falling snow.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hei Shinno Masakado in the Play Hana no O-Edo Masakado Matsuri, Performed at the Ichi…

c. 1789

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red patterned robe with a staff, beneath bare plum branches.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Benkei in the Play Dai Danna Kanjincho, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the El…

c. 1790

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor bending beneath blossoming branches, wearing a light robe and sash.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as the Monk Seigen (?) in the Play Saikai Soga Nakamura (?), Performed at the Nakamura…

c. 1793

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a yellow robe holding a striped umbrella beside reeds and water.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Okaya in the Play Yomogi Fuku Noki no Tamamizu, Performed at the Kiri Theater in th…

c. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes carrying a staff, with a flowering branch above him.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Osaku in the Play Sayo no Nakayama Hiiki no Tsurigane, Performed at the Nakamura The…

c. 1790

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a mauve kimono holding a patterned object beside a shoji screen.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Yae (?), in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami (?), Performed at the Kiri Theater (…

c. 1788

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a flowered kimono and green obi, standing beneath an umbrella against a yellow backgroun

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as the maid Tsumagi in the play "Otokyama O-Edo no Ishizue," performed at the Kiri The…

c. 1794

Japanese woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in black and pink ceremonial robes with a sword, before a moon.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III in Ceremonial Attire on the Occasion of His Return from Osaka at the Nakamura Theater i…

c. 1793

Woodblock print of a woman in a purple patterned kimono holding a blue fan beneath pink cherry blossom branches.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as the Spirit of Lady Shiragiku in the Play Hatsu Midori Saiwai Soga, Performed at the K…

c. 1791

Woodblock print of a standing man in a blue kimono beneath willow branches beside wavy water.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Chokichi in the Play Suda no Haru Geisha Katagi, Performed at the Kiri Theater in th…

c. 1796

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped yellow kimono and patterned obi beside a bamboo screen.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hiranoya Tokubei (?) in the Play Waka Murasaki Edokko Soga (?), Performed at the I…

c. 1792

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped red kimono holding a sword beside a stone wall and water.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Yaegushi no Oroku (?) in the Play Keisei Kogane no Hakarime (?), Performed at the Kawar…

c. 1792