Yakusha kijinden : shohen : Volume 1 / Tatekawa Enba sen; Utagawa Kunisada [ga]
A Japanese woodblock picture book of 1832, compiled by Tatekawa Enba and illustrated by Utagawa Kunisada, portraying kabuki actors for a popular audience. The double-page scenes show costumed actors in interiors and stage-like settings, with inked outlines, patterned kimono and textiles, and labelled actor names beside the figures. A designer could take the dynamic poses, dense patterned garments, and the staged compositions framed by interior architecture.
![Picture 1 of 4 from Yakusha kijinden : shohen : Volume 1 / Tatekawa Enba sen; Utagawa Kunisada [ga] (1832), leaf 4](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll7_21111-4-1.webp)
![Picture 2 of 4 from Yakusha kijinden : shohen : Volume 1 / Tatekawa Enba sen; Utagawa Kunisada [ga] (1832), leaf 10](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll7_21111-10-1.webp)
![Picture 3 of 4 from Yakusha kijinden : shohen : Volume 1 / Tatekawa Enba sen; Utagawa Kunisada [ga] (1832), leaf 13](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll7_21111-13-1.webp)
![Picture 4 of 4 from Yakusha kijinden : shohen : Volume 1 / Tatekawa Enba sen; Utagawa Kunisada [ga] (1832), leaf 16](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll7_21111-16-1.webp)