Actors - Japan

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Actor Nakamura Utaemon III in one of his great stage hits. Colour woodcut by Toyokuni, ca. 1812.
Utagawa Toyokuni IDate: [1812?]Reference: 35369i
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An actor as Kumago Naozane before a station on Tokaidō highway. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1852.
Q467427Date: Month 5, 1852Reference: 36011i
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Actors Sawamura Tossho as a young warrior and Nakamura Shikou V as an older man, confronting a common foe. Colour woodcut by Kunichika.
Toyohara KunichikaReference: 35211i
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Actor Ichikawa Ebizō (Danjūrō) as a Buddhist abbot holding a fan in the snow. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1858.
Q467427Date: 1858Reference: 35957i
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Actors miming; smaller figures illustrate a mime sequence. Colour woodcut by Chikashige, 1875 (?).
Chikashige (Otagawa Chikashige), active approximately 1880.Date: [1875?]Reference: 34913i