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Shunbaisai Hokuei

21 works

Shunbaisai Hokuei (1750-1837) was a painter and ukiyo-e artist. Read more

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Woodblock print of a kabuki actor crouching with a sword over his shoulder, against a black night background.

Arashi Rikan II as Danshichi Kurōbei in "Mirror of Naniwa: The Summer Festival"

1832

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a warrior with a drawn sword, standing in snow beside a frozen waterfall.

Nakamura Utaemon IV as a Warrior Standing in the Snow

c. 1835

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in samurai armor standing between two large toads, with calligraphy on the left.

Nakamura Utaemon III als Asahina Saburô in het toneelstuk ‘Hônen uruoi Soga’, Kado Theater

1832

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red and white armor and fringed costume, with three flames against a black background.

Nakamura Shikan II als de vos (kitsune) Genkurô in het toneelstuk ‘Hanayagura hitome senbon’, Naka Theater

1835

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a sword recoiling from a ghostly face with long hair on a torn lantern.

Kabuki Actor Arashi Rikan II as Iemon Confronted by an Image of His Murdered Wife, Oiwa, on a Broken Lantern, Referri…

1832

Woodblock print of a tattooed warrior with a bamboo staff beside a pine tree, with blue sky and snowy hills behind.

Three Heroes of the Water Margin Capture the Bandit Queen Ichijōsei, from the series One Hundred Eight Heroes of the…

ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with an umbrella in rain, wearing a blue patterned kimono inside a circular frame.

Kabuki Actor Arashi Rikan II as Akogi Heiji, from the print series Tōsei keshōkagami (Makeup Mirrors of Our Time)

1835

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned grey kimono holding a fan, with calligraphy and red seals beside him.

The Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as the Wrestler Iwakawa Jirokichi

1837

Hand-colored Japanese print of a tattooed kabuki actor with black hair, scowling, raising one hand, against a plain beige bac

Album of Twenty Half-Length Portraits of Actors in Roles

1830s

Woodblock print of a woman with parasol and fan beside swimming cormorants in blue waves, 1836.

The Courtesan Emu of the Matsuya Brothel as a Cormorant Fisherwoman (Ukai Matsuya Emu), from the series “A Costume Pa…

1836

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue robe and pink lining, kneeling with a sword, with calligraphy above.

Nakamura Shikan II als Ariwara no Narihira

1834

Woodblock print of an actor in a kimono holding a sword, with cherry blossoms, a railing and a mountain behind.

The actor Nakamura Tomijūrō in the role of Shizuka Gozen

1833

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in farmer costume holding a staff beside thatched houses under a blue sky with smoke.

Nakamura Shikan in the role of the farmer, Yasaku

1833

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue patterned kimono with a sword, beside a kneeling figure under a striped curtain.

Nakamura Utaemon als Ichikawa Goemon

1833

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red leaf-patterned kimono holding a drawn sword against a grey background.

Ichikawa Morinosuke als Nagoya Sanza

1835

Japanese woodblock print of two men fighting beside a wooden staircase, one raising a sword in a red and blue kimono.

Twee vechtende acteurs

1830

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with blue face makeup and a grimacing look, shown inside a round fan with cloud motifs.

Nakamura Utaemon als Yakanbei

1824

Woodblock print of a woman in an ornate patterned kimono holding a fan, with Japanese calligraphy at upper left.

Nakamura Matsue als Otaka

1824

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black robe and red patterned skirt, holding a fan in a dramatic pose.

The actor Nakamura Utaemon in the role of Den Kaibō

1833

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned green and blue robe and blossom headpiece, with calligraphy beside her.

Nakamura Baika als Ono no Komachi

1834

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned costume holding a sword, with calligraphy on a yellow background.

Arashi Rikan II als Konoshita Tôkichi

1835

Shunbaisai Hokuei (1750-1837) was a painter and ukiyo-e artist. Browse 21 works by Shunbaisai Hokuei from 4 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata