Arts of Asia — Page 189

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku I as a peddler of tooth-blackening dye

Hanekawa Wagen, c. 1727

The Actors Ichimura Takenojo IV and Ogino Isaburo I as firewood peddlers in the play "Niwatori Oshu Genji," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1726

Hanekawa Wagen, 1726

The Actor Sanjo Kantaro holding a pipe

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1720

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as Fujiwara no Kanemichi in the play "Otomo no Matori," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1726

Tsunekawa Shigenobu, 1726

Oshichi Carrying a Blossoming Cherry Branch

Okumura Toshinobu, c. 1727/30

The Actor Yamashita Kosasaburo

Katsukawa Terushige, c. 1720

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon VIII

Torii Kiyonobu II, c. 1745

The Actors Ichikawa Ebizo II as Mushanosuke, Segawa Kikunojo I as Ochiyo, and Matsushima Kichisaburo as Ochiyo's spirit in the play "Higashiyama Gojitsu Yaoya Hanbei," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eighth month, 1744

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1744

The Actors Segawa Kikujiro I as Nobutsura's wife Karumo and Otani Oniji I as Tahara Matataro in the play "Shusse Momijigari," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1747

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1747

The Actors Onoe Kikugoro I (right), Sanogawa Ichimatsu I (center), and Sanogowa Senzo (left), from the triptych "Negura sanpukutsui"

Torii Kiyonobu II, c. 1748

The Actor Tomizawa Montaro I as Miyako no Mae in the play "Izu Genji Horai Yakata," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1736

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1736

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Senjiro disguised as Kichisaburo and Nakamura Tomijuro I as Oshichi in the joruri "Midaregami Yoru no Amigasa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1742

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1742

The Actor Ogino Isaburo I in two roles, Tora and Soga no Juro, in the play "Juhakko Imayo Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1734

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1734

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Hanjo in the play "Tsumagoi Sumidagawa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1733

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1733

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Kosoke and Arashi Tominosuke I as Okiku

Torii Kiyomasu II, mid–18th century

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Furukoori Shinzaemon disguised as Shimada Kanzaemon in the play "Ima wa Mukashi Omokage Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the fifth month, 1737

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1737

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo II as Goto Saemon in the play "Tokaido Yukumi Guruma," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eighth month, 1736

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1736

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Soga no Goro and Ikushima Daikichi II as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the play "Monzukushi Nagoya Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1748

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1748

The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as the pageboy Umezaburo and Segawa Kikunojo I as Oroku in the play "Sazareishi Suehiro Genji," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1744

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1744

The Actors Arashi Koroku I as Makomo no Mae and Ichikawa Uzaemon VIII as Taira no Koremochi in the play "Shusse Momijigari," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1747

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1747

The Actors Nakamura Kiyosaburo I as Okiku and Ichimura Kamezo I as Kosuke in the play "Hiyoku no Kagamon," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the seventh month, 1751

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1751

The Actors Ichimura Kamezo I as Yosaku and Arashi Tominosuke I as Koman

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1754

The Actors Otani Ryuzaemon II as Kajiwara Genta and Arashi Tominosuke I as Oiso no Tora in the play "Tamagushi Yosooi Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1747

Nishimura Shigenaga, 1747

Set of Three, Love Birds in Three Kinds of Music (Sampukutsui hiyoku no san kyoku)

Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1748

In the Style of a Page (Kosho fu), Center Sheet of Triptych (Sanpukutsui chu)

Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1730

Young Woman Dressing

Yamamoto Yoshinobu, c. 1745/58

The Actor Yamamura Ichitaro as Oichi in the play "Totsusaka-no-jo Tsuru no Sugomori," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1721

Torii Kiyotomo, 1721

The Autumn Shower, from "Sharing an Umbrella: A Set of Three (Aigasa sanpukutsui)"

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1748

Boys Masquerading as Chinese

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1748

Parody of Palace Attendants Burning Maple Leaves to Heat Sake from "The Tale of Heike"

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1750

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo I as Onatsu and Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Seijuro in the play "Uno Hana Nisei no Aikago," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the fourth month, 1747

Okumura Masanobu, 1747

Cooling off at Ryogoku: A Set of Three (Ryogoku suzumi sanpukutsui)

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1748

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Omi no Okane in the play "Kongen Okuni Kabuki" performed at the Nakamura Theater in the seventh month, 1754

Torii Kiyohiro, 1754

Young Woman Holding an Umbrella

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1750

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo I as Soga no Goro

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1752

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Usami no Saburo in the play "Yukun Yoroi Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1736

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1736

The Actor Arashi Wakano as a woman standing beneath a cherry tree

Okumura Toshinobu, c. 1724

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo II, Ichikawa Komazo II, and Arashi Otohachi I in the play "Fude Hajime Soga no Tamazusa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1768

Torii Kiyotsune, 1768

Beauty of Ibarakiya Pulling at a Man's Umbrella - a Parody of the Legend of Watanabe no Tsuna and the Ibaraki Demon

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1759

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I looking at a guidebook to the pleasure quarters

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1750

The Actors Segawa Kikujiro I as Oshichi and Sanjo Kantaro II as Kichisaburo in the play "Shochikubai Kongen Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third month, 1732

Nishimura Shigenobu, 1732

A Flower Vendor

Nishimura Shigenobu, 1737-38

The Hobby Horse Dance (harugoma odori)

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1750

Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryogoku - A Set of Three (Ryogoku suzumi sanpukutsui)

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1752

Young Men of Fashion - A Set of Three (Wakashu sanpukutsui)

Ishikawa Toyonobu, early 1750s

The Shop of Sanogawa Ichimatsu

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1743

Modern parody of the well-curb episode from "Tales of Ise"

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1766

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo II as Miwa and Ichimura Kamezo I as Hikoso in the play "Ume Momiji Date no Okido," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1760

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1760