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Tōshūsai Sharaku — VisualArtsDB

Tōshūsai Sharaku

Japanese (culture or style)Japanese Art

Toshusai Sharaku 東洲斎写楽 Japanese, active 1794-95

Timeline

1740s

The Actor Onoye Matsusuke as a Ronin

The Actor Onoye Matsusuke as a Ronin

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro as Banzuin Chobei

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro as Banzuin Chobei

1780s

Bandō Mitsugorō II as Ishii Genzō in the Play "Hana-ayame Bunroku Soga"

Bandō Mitsugorō II as Ishii Genzō in the Play "Hana-ayame Bunroku Soga"

Matsumoto Yonesaburo as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play "Katakiuchi Noriyaibanashi"

Matsumoto Yonesaburo as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play "Katakiuchi Noriyaibanashi"

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozō III

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozō III

The Actor Sakata Hangoro III as Kosodate Kannonbo (Sandai-me Sakata Hangoro no Kosodate no Kannonbo)

The Actor Sakata Hangoro III as Kosodate Kannonbo (Sandai-me Sakata Hangoro no Kosodate no Kannonbo)

+22

1790s

Segawa Kikunojo lll in the Role of Courtesan Katsuragi

Segawa Kikunojo lll in the Role of Courtesan Katsuragi

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo lll as Soga no Juro Sukenari (Sandai-me Ichikawa Yaozo no Soga no Juro Sukenari)

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo lll as Soga no Juro Sukenari (Sandai-me Ichikawa Yaozo no Soga no Juro Sukenari)

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Kudo Saemon Suketsune (Ichikawa Ebizo no Kudo Saemon Suketsune)

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Kudo Saemon Suketsune (Ichikawa Ebizo no Kudo Saemon Suketsune)

Nakamura Nakazo II as Prince Koretaka disguised as the farmer Tsuchizo in the play "Intercalary Year Praise of a Famous Poem (Uruo Toshi Meika no Homare)," performed at the Miyako Theater in the eleventh month, 1794

Nakamura Nakazo II as Prince Koretaka disguised as the farmer Tsuchizo in the play "Intercalary Year Praise of a Famous Poem (Uruo Toshi Meika no Homare)," performed at the Miyako Theater in the eleventh month, 1794

+89

1880s

Ichikawa Ebizo IV in the role of Takemura Sadanoshin

Ichikawa Ebizo IV in the role of Takemura Sadanoshin

Matsumoto Koshiro IV as the Fish Peddler Gorobei

Matsumoto Koshiro IV as the Fish Peddler Gorobei

Works

124 artworks

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro as Banzuin Chobei

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro as Banzuin Chobei

, 1749

The Actor Onoye Matsusuke as a Ronin

The Actor Onoye Matsusuke as a Ronin

, 1749

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozō III

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozō III

, 1784

Matsumoto Yonesaburo as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play "Katakiuchi Noriyaibanashi"

Matsumoto Yonesaburo as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play "Katakiuchi Noriyaibanashi"

, 1784

Bandō Mitsugorō II as Ishii Genzō in the Play "Hana-ayame Bunroku Soga"

Bandō Mitsugorō II as Ishii Genzō in the Play "Hana-ayame Bunroku Soga"

, 1784

Ichikawa Yaozo lll in the Role of Fuwa no Banzaemon Shigekatsu

Ichikawa Yaozo lll in the Role of Fuwa no Banzaemon Shigekatsu

, 1789

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Nagoya Sanza Motoharu (Sandai-me Sawamura Sojuro no Nagoya Sanza Motoharu)

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Nagoya Sanza Motoharu (Sandai-me Sawamura Sojuro no Nagoya Sanza Motoharu)

, 1789

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as the Boatman Minagawa Shin'emon of Reisengasaki in Kamakura, Actually Hata Rokurozaemon Tokiyoshi (Yondai-me Matsumoto Koshiro no Kamakura Reizengasaki no sendo Minagawa Shin'emon, jitsuwa Hata Rokurozaemon)

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as the Boatman Minagawa Shin'emon of Reisengasaki in Kamakura, Actually Hata Rokurozaemon Tokiyoshi (Yondai-me Matsumoto Koshiro no Kamakura Reizengasaki no sendo Minagawa Shin'emon, jitsuwa Hata Rokurozaemon)

, 1789

The actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Gorobei

The actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Gorobei

, 1789

The Actor Sakata Hangoro III as Kosodate Kannonbo (Sandai-me Sakata Hangoro no Kosodate no Kannonbo)

The Actor Sakata Hangoro III as Kosodate Kannonbo (Sandai-me Sakata Hangoro no Kosodate no Kannonbo)

, 1789

Sakata Hangoro III in the Role of Yahazu no Yadahei

Sakata Hangoro III in the Role of Yahazu no Yadahei

, 1789

Koraiya Kinsho

Koraiya Kinsho

, 1789

Hamamuraya Roko

Hamamuraya Roko

, 1789

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Saeki Kurando Tsunenori (Sandai-me Ichikawa Yaozo no Saeki Kurando Tsunenori)

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Saeki Kurando Tsunenori (Sandai-me Ichikawa Yaozo no Saeki Kurando Tsunenori)

, 1789

The Actor Sakata Hangoro III as the Groom Abumizuri no Iwazo in Koriyama, Actually Kurisaka Taro Tomonori (SAndai-me Sakata Hangoro no Koriyama no Umakata Abumizuri no Iwazo, jitsuwa Kurisaka Taro Tomonori)

The Actor Sakata Hangoro III as the Groom Abumizuri no Iwazo in Koriyama, Actually Kurisaka Taro Tomonori (SAndai-me Sakata Hangoro no Koriyama no Umakata Abumizuri no Iwazo, jitsuwa Kurisaka Taro Tomonori)

, 1789

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as the Sparrow Seller Bunji Yasukata (Sandai-me Ichikawa Yaozo no suzume uri Bunji Yasukata)

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as the Sparrow Seller Bunji Yasukata (Sandai-me Ichikawa Yaozo no suzume uri Bunji Yasukata)

, 1789

Morita Kan'ya Vll in the Role of Yura Hyogonosuke Nobutada

Morita Kan'ya Vll in the Role of Yura Hyogonosuke Nobutada

, 1789

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as Tomita Hyotaro (Shodai Ichikawa Omezo no Tomita Hyotaro)

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as Tomita Hyotaro (Shodai Ichikawa Omezo no Tomita Hyotaro)

, 1789

Maple Leaf Viewing (Momiji gari)

Maple Leaf Viewing (Momiji gari)

, 1789

The Actor Yamashina Shirojuro as Nagoya Sanzaemon (Yamashina Shirojuro no Nagoya Sanzaemon)

The Actor Yamashina Shirojuro as Nagoya Sanzaemon (Yamashina Shirojuro no Nagoya Sanzaemon)

, 1789

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Shirabyoshi Hisakata of Miyako Kujo (Sandai-me Segawa Kikunojo no Miyako Kujo no Shirabyoshi Hisakata)

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Shirabyoshi Hisakata of Miyako Kujo (Sandai-me Segawa Kikunojo no Miyako Kujo no Shirabyoshi Hisakata)

, 1789

The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Lady Tsukuba, Wife of Yoshioki (Shodai Nakayama Tomisaburo no Yoshioki Midai Tsukuba Gozen)

The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Lady Tsukuba, Wife of Yoshioki (Shodai Nakayama Tomisaburo no Yoshioki Midai Tsukuba Gozen)

, 1789

The Actor Nakajima Wadaemon as Migawari no Jizo, the Master of the House, from Inamuragasaki in Kamakura (Nakajima Wadaemon no Kamakura Inamuragaasaki no yanushi, Migawari no Jizo)

The Actor Nakajima Wadaemon as Migawari no Jizo, the Master of the House, from Inamuragasaki in Kamakura (Nakajima Wadaemon no Kamakura Inamuragaasaki no yanushi, Migawari no Jizo)

, 1789

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as the Wealthy Bumpkin from Yamato, Actually Magoemon of Ninokuchi Village (Yondai-me Matsumoto Koshiro no Yamato no Yabo Daijin, jitsuwa Ninokuchi-mura Magoemon)

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as the Wealthy Bumpkin from Yamato, Actually Magoemon of Ninokuchi Village (Yondai-me Matsumoto Koshiro no Yamato no Yabo Daijin, jitsuwa Ninokuchi-mura Magoemon)

, 1789

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