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岩木藤馬之丞 市川市蔵・早ノ弥藤次 中村福助・石川五右衛門 市川小団次・一子五郎市 市川市丸・岩木兵部 中村鶴蔵・ぎおんのおりつ 尾上菊五郎(収載資料名:豊国画帖)

豊国 · 1861 · 丸鉄 · 3 pictures

A Japanese woodblock print album of kabuki actor portraits by Utagawa Toyokuni, published by Marutetsu in 1861 for playgoers and collectors in Edo. The three pictures show costumed actors in dramatic stage poses against patterned backgrounds, with bold outlines, flat colour and decorative kimono textures a designer could draw on for patterned surfaces and theatrical poster layouts.

Japanese picture books (ehon)

National Diet Library, Japan (国立国会図書館) · Public Domain Mark (PDM), National Diet Library · More from this library