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Tōshūsai Sharaku

Japanese (culture or style)Japanese Art

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

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1740s

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro as Banzuin Chobei

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro as Banzuin Chobei

The Actor Onoye Matsusuke as a Ronin

The Actor Onoye Matsusuke as a Ronin

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 Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Gorobei

The actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Gorobei

+22

1790s

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro Vl as Soga no Goro Tokimune (Rokudai-me Ichikawa Danjuro no Soga no Goro Tokimune)

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro Vl as Soga no Goro Tokimune (Rokudai-me Ichikawa Danjuro no Soga no Goro Tokimune)

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

+97

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

132 artworks

The actors Sawamura Yodogoro II (R) as Kawatsura Hogen and Bando Zenji (L) as Onisadobo

The actors Sawamura Yodogoro II (R) as Kawatsura Hogen and Bando Zenji (L) as Onisadobo

, 1794

Nakayama Tomisaburō as Miyagino in the Play "Katakiuchi Noriyaibanashi"

Nakayama Tomisaburō as Miyagino in the Play "Katakiuchi Noriyaibanashi"

, 1794

Actor Ichikawa Ebizō as Kamakura no Gondayū, actually Abe no Sadatō from the play "Otokoyama Oedo no Ishizue - Shinobu Koi Suzume no Irodoki" (Kiri-za)

Actor Ichikawa Ebizō as Kamakura no Gondayū, actually Abe no Sadatō from the play "Otokoyama Oedo no Ishizue - Shinobu Koi Suzume no Irodoki" (Kiri-za)

, 1794

The actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Oshizu, wife of Tanabe Bunzo

The actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Oshizu, wife of Tanabe Bunzo

, 1794

The actor Matsumoto Yonesaburo as Shinobu in the guise of the courtesan Kewaizaka no Shosho

The actor Matsumoto Yonesaburo as Shinobu in the guise of the courtesan Kewaizaka no Shosho

, 1794

Miyako Dennai III, the Stage Manager of the Metropolitan Theater (Miyako-za)

Miyako Dennai III, the Stage Manager of the Metropolitan Theater (Miyako-za)

, 1794

Tachibanaya Chusha (The actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Hachiman Taro Minamoto no Yoshiie)

Tachibanaya Chusha (The actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Hachiman Taro Minamoto no Yoshiie)

, 1794

Omiya Kinsha (The actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Ohide, wife of Sazanami Tatsugoro [actually Teriha, younger sister of Abe no Sadato])

Omiya Kinsha (The actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Ohide, wife of Sazanami Tatsugoro [actually Teriha, younger sister of Abe no Sadato])

, 1794

Bandō Hikosaburō III in the Role of Obiya Chōemon and Iwai Hanshiro IV in the Role of Shinanoya Ohan, from the Play “Nihonmatsu Michinoku sodachi”

Bandō Hikosaburō III in the Role of Obiya Chōemon and Iwai Hanshiro IV in the Role of Shinanoya Ohan, from the Play “Nihonmatsu Michinoku sodachi”

, 1794

The actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Taizan Taketora

The actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Taizan Taketora

, 1794

The actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Abe no Sadato in the guise of the itinerant monk Ryozan

The actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Abe no Sadato in the guise of the itinerant monk Ryozan

, 1794

Morita Kanya VIII as Kawachi Kanja, Disguised as Genkaibo

Morita Kanya VIII as Kawachi Kanja, Disguised as Genkaibo

, 1794

The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Kujaku Saburo Narihira

The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Kujaku Saburo Narihira

, 1794

The actor Bando Hikosaburo III as Sagisaka Sanai

The actor Bando Hikosaburo III as Sagisaka Sanai

, 1794

Onoe Matsusuke I as Matsushita Mikinojō in the Play "Katakiuchi noriyaibanashi"

Onoe Matsusuke I as Matsushita Mikinojō in the Play "Katakiuchi noriyaibanashi"

, 1794

Arashi Ryūzō I as Ishibe Kinkichi in the Play "Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga"

Arashi Ryūzō I as Ishibe Kinkichi in the Play "Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga"

, 1794

Sagawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Katsuragi,and Sawamura Sojuro

Sagawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Katsuragi,and Sawamura Sojuro

, 1794

Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as a Courtesan's Attendant

Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as a Courtesan's Attendant

, 1794

Nakamura Nakazo II as Prince Koretaka Disguised in the Play Ōshukubai Koi no Hatsune

Nakamura Nakazo II as Prince Koretaka Disguised in the Play Ōshukubai Koi no Hatsune

, 1794

The actor Sakata Hangoro III as Fujikawa Mizuemon

The actor Sakata Hangoro III as Fujikawa Mizuemon

, 1794

The Actor Nakayama Kumetaro II

The Actor Nakayama Kumetaro II

, 1794

The actor Arashi Ryuzo II as Ishibe no Kinkichi, the moneylender

The actor Arashi Ryuzo II as Ishibe no Kinkichi, the moneylender

, 1794

Bandō Mitsugorō II as the Farmer Asakusa no Jirōsaku

Bandō Mitsugorō II as the Farmer Asakusa no Jirōsaku

, 1794

The actor Otani Oniji III as Edobei

The actor Otani Oniji III as Edobei

, 1794

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