三芝居役者絵本
A 1928 Japanese reprint of a Katsukawa Shunkō picture book of kabuki actors, published by Yoneyamadō and compiled by the Kisho Fukusei-kai for collectors of ehon. The four pictures show half-length actor portraits in outline, with stylised faces, dark hair knots, and patterned robes, drawn in bold black line on plain paper. A designer could take bold contour line, simplified kimono patterns such as fans and squares, and the hard flat composition of a theatrical print.
