Japanese Actor Prints

Colorful woodblock prints of Japanese actors and performers in traditional attire, highlighting cultural themes and artistic styles of the Edo period.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Ghost of the Renegade Monk Seigen in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Second Month, 1783 1778-1788 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; center sheet of triptych . Katsukawa Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Ghost of the Renegade Monk Seigen in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Second Month, 1783 1778-1788 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; center sheet of triptych . Katsukawa Shunsho