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Yakusha-e

Yakusha-e (役者絵), often referred to as "actor prints" in English, are Japanese woodblock prints or, rarely, paintings, of kabuki actors, particularly those done in the ukiyo-e style popular through the Edo period (1603–1867) and into the beginnings of the 20th century. Most strictly, the term yakusha-e refers solely to portraits of individual artists (or…

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related to Development of the form · 8
Yakusha-e → Edo, Ichikawa Danjūrō, Individual, Katsukawa Shunshō, Many, Only, Over, These
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Yakusha-e → Kabuki21

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prints actors kabuki ukiyo-e style artists portraits many roles period often torii depictions individual sharaku works actor century produced realistic

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Torii Kiyotada were making prints depicting not only the actors themselvesinstance ofartists0.80text
in portraits or in stage scenesinstance ofartists0.80text
but the theaters themselvesinstance ofartists0.80text
including the audienceinstance ofartists0.80text
architectureinstance ofartists0.80text
and various staging elements.Throughout the 18th centuryinstance ofartists0.80text
many ukiyo-e artists produced actor printsinstance ofartists0.80text
other depictions of the kabuki worldinstance ofartists0.80text
Yakusha-erelated to Development of the formOver0.60section
Yakusha-erelated to Development of the formEdo0.60section
Yakusha-erelated to Development of the formMany0.60section
Yakusha-erelated to Development of the formOnly0.60section

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