Katsukawa Shunei Collection

Segawa Kikunojo III in a Female Role, between circa 1790 and circa 1795

Bust Portrait of Three Actors Ichikawa Komazo II, Sakata Hangoro III, Nakayama Fukasaburo I, c1794

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo III as Sukeroku, 1793 or 1797 (?). Creator: Katsukawa Shun ei
The Actor Ichikawa Komazo III as Sukeroku, 1793 or 1797 (?). Attributed to Katsukawa Shun ei

Large Head Portrait (Okubi-e) of the Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Akita Jonosuke Yoshikage in a " Shibaraku" Role, from the play Mieiko Nori no Hachi no Ki (Memorial Service for St)

Act Eleven: Night Raid on Moronaos Mansion from the play Chushingura (Treasury... c)
Act Eleven: Night Raid on Moronaos Mansion from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Forty-seven Loyal Retainers), c. 1795

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III, Possibly as Ono no Komachi, in the Final Part of Act Five of the Play Komachi-mura Shibai no Shogatsu (Komachi Village: New Year at the Theater)

Act Two: The Quarters of Momonoi Wakasanosuke from the play Chushingura (Treasury)
Act Two: The Quarters of Momonoi Wakasanosuke from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers), c. 1795

Act Four: Enya Hangans Castle from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven)
Act Four: Enya Hangans Castle from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers), c. 1795

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Ono Sadakuro in the Play Chuko Ryogoku Ori... c. 1790
The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Ono Sadakuro in the Play Chuko Ryogoku Ori, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1790, c. 1790

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Tonase (?) in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura (?)... c
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Tonase (?) in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura (?), Performed at the Kiri Theater (?) in the Eighth Month, 1787 (?), c. 1787

The Dance Interlude (Shosagoto) "Shinodazuma"(The Wife from Shinoda Forest)
The Dance Interlude (Shosagoto) " Shinodazuma" (The Wife from Shinoda Forest), from the series " Oshie-gata (Designs for Patchwork Pictures)", c. 1795

Youth Dancing with a Spear, early 1790s. Creator: Katsukawa Shun ei
Youth Dancing with a Spear, early 1790s

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Kakogawa Honzo in the Play Kanadehon... c. 1795
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Kakogawa Honzo in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Fifth Month, 1795, c. 1795

Act Ten: The Amakawaya House from the play Chushingura (Treausry of the... early 1790s)
Act Ten: The Amakawaya House from the play Chushingura (Treausry of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers), early 1790s

Act Nine: Yuranosukes House in Yamashina from the play Chushingura (Treasury)
Act Nine: Yuranosukes House in Yamashina from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers), early 1790s

The Actor Arashi Ryuzo II as Hachijo, Wet Nurse of Taira no Kiyomori, in Act Three of the Play Gempei Hashira-goyomi (Pillar Calendar of the Genji and Heike Clans)

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Okaru in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eighth Month, 1787, c. 1787

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Ume no Yoshihei in the Play Suda no Haru Geisha... c
The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Ume no Yoshihei in the Play Suda no Haru Geisha Katagi, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the First Month, 1796, c. 1796

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hei Shinno Masakado in the Play Hana no O-Edo Masakado Matsuri, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1789, c. 1789

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Benkei in the Play Dai Danna Kanjincho, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1790, c. 1790

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as the Monk Seigen (?) in the Play Saikai Soga... c. 1793
The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as the Monk Seigen (?) in the Play Saikai Soga Nakamura (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1793 (?), c. 1793

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Okaya in the Play Yomogi Fuku Noki no Tamamizu, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the Fifth Month, 1795, c. 1795

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Osaku in the Play Sayo no Nakayama Hiiki no... c. 1790
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Osaku in the Play Sayo no Nakayama Hiiki no Tsurigane, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1790, c. 1790

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Yae (?), in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami (?), Performed at the Kiri Theater (?) in the Seventh Month, 1788 (?), c. 1788

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as the maid Tsumagi in the play "Otokyama O-Edo no Ishizue, " performed at the Kiri Theater in the eleventh month, 1794, c. 1794

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III in Ceremonial Attire on the Occasion of His Return from Osaka at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1793, c. 1793

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as the Spirit of Lady Shiragiku in the Play Hatsu Midori Saiwai Soga, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Third Month, 1791, c. 1791

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Chokichi in the Play Suda no Haru Geisha Katagi... c
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Chokichi in the Play Suda no Haru Geisha Katagi, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the First Month, 1796, c. 1796

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hiranoya Tokubei (?) in the Play Waka Murasaki Edokko Soga (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1792 (?), c. 1792

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Yaegushi no Oroku (?) in the Play Keisei Kogane no Hakarime (?), Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1792 (?), c. 1792

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Otoma (?) in the Play Sayo no Nakayama Hiiki no Tsurigane (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1790 (?), c. 1790

The Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Oiso no Tora in the Play Gohiiki no Hana Aikyo Soga... c
The Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Oiso no Tora in the Play Gohiiki no Hana Aikyo Soga, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the First Month, 1794, c. 1794

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as the Ghost of Ki no Natora in the Play Kiku no En Mukashi no Miyako, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eighth Month, 1791, c. 1791

Act Ten: Amakawaya House from the play Kanadehon Chushingura, 1807

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Suketsune in the Play Koi no Yosuga Kanegaki Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the First Month, 1789, c. 1789

Act One: Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty)
Act One: Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers), c. 1795

Act Three: The Quarrel Scene from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven... c)
Act Three: The Quarrel Scene from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers), c. 1795

Act Seven: The Ichiriki Teahouse from the Play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven)
Act Seven: The Ichiriki Teahouse from the Play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers), c. 1795

Act Eight: The Bridal Journey (Michiyuki) from the play Chushingura (Treasury of)
Act Eight: The Bridal Journey (Michiyuki) from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers), late 1780s

The Actor Sawamura Tamagashira as a Strolling Musician in the Play Dai Danna... c. 1790
The Actor Sawamura Tamagashira as a Strolling Musician in the Play Dai Danna Kanjincho, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1790, c. 1790

Empress Jingu (left), and Her Minister Takenouchi no Sukune (right), late 1780s

The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Yoshidaya Kizaemon in the Play Edo Sunago Kichirei Soga, Performed at the Miyako Theater in the First Month, 1795, c. 1795

The Actor Asao Tamejuro I as Drunken Gotobei Doing a Sambaso Dance (Goto... c. 1790)
The Actor Asao Tamejuro I as Drunken Gotobei Doing a Sambaso Dance (Goto Sambaso), in Act Three of the Play Yoshitsune Koshigoe Jo (Yoshitsunes Koshigoe Petition)

The Actor Nakamura Kumetaro II Greeting the Audience on His Arrival from Osaka... c
The Actor Nakamura Kumetaro II Greeting the Audience on His Arrival from Osaka at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1790, c. 1790

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as the monk Shunkan in the play "Shunkan Shima... c
The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as the monk Shunkan in the play " Shunkan Shima Monogatari, " performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the ninth month, 1791, c. 1791

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okumi of the Mieido Fan Shop (?) in the Play Sanjuk-koku Yobune no Hajimari (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Fifth Month, 1789 (?), c. 1789

The Actor Sawamura Tamagashira in an Unidentified Role, c. 1790

The Actor Iwai Kiyotaro II as Lady Itohagi (?) in the Play Genji Saiko Kogane... c. 1788
The Actor Iwai Kiyotaro II as Lady Itohagi (?) in the Play Genji Saiko Kogane Tachibana (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1788 (?), c. 1788

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Koi no Yosuga... c. 1789
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Koi no Yosuga Kanegaki Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the First Month, 1789, c. 1789

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Daidoji Tabatanosuke in the Play Mukashi Mukashi Tejiro no Saru, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eighth Month, 1792, c. 1792

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo III in Three Roles: Nyosan no Miya (The Third Princess)... c
The Actor Ichikawa Komazo III in Three Roles: Nyosan no Miya (The Third Princess), Ukare Zato (A Blind Street Performer), and Sakata no Kaido-maru

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Hatakeyama Shigetada Disguised as Honjo... c. 1789
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Hatakeyama Shigetada Disguised as Honjo Soheiji (?) in the Play Edo no Fuji Wakayagi Soga (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1789 (?), c

The Actor Iwai Kiyotaro as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play Gohiiki no Hana Aikyo... c
The Actor Iwai Kiyotaro as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play Gohiiki no Hana Aikyo Soga, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the First Month, 1794, c. 1794

The Actor Otani Oniji III in an Unidentified Role in the Play Yukimi-zuki Eiga Hachi no Ki (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1787 (?), c. 1787

The Actor Mimasu Tokujiro I as Hayano Kampei, in Act Five of Kanadehon Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Hayakawa Matabei (?) in the Play Furiwake-gami... c
The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Hayakawa Matabei (?) in the Play Furiwake-gami Aoyagi Soga (?), Performed at the Miyako Theater (?) in the First Month, 1796 (?), c. 1796

The Actor Asao Tamejuro I as Drunken Gotobei in Act Three of the Play Yoshitsune... c
The Actor Asao Tamejuro I as Drunken Gotobei in Act Three of the Play Yoshitsune Koshigoe Jo (Yoshitsunes Koshigoe Petition), Performed at the Ichimura Theater from the Ninth Day of the Ninth Month

The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Lady Tokiwa (Tokiwa Gozen) (?) in the Play... c. 1791
The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Lady Tokiwa (Tokiwa Gozen) (?) in the Play Kimmenuki Genke no Kakutsuba (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1791 (?), c. 1791

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Dragon Maiden Disguised as Osaku in the Play... c
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Dragon Maiden Disguised as Osaku in the Play Sayo no Nakayama Hiiki no Tsurigane, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1790, c. 1790

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Kojoro-gitsune (Female Fox) Disguised as Omiki in the Play Komachi-mura Shibai no Shogatsu, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1789, c. 1789

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as a Boy Blowing on His Hands beside a Large Snowball, in the Play Nigiwai Genji Hana Saku Kado, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1793, c. 1793

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as the Boatman Takihei (?) in the Play Ofunamori Ebi no Kaomise (?), Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1792 (?), c. 1792

The Actor Iwai Kiyotaro II, c. 1790s. Creator: Katsukawa Shun ei
The Actor Iwai Kiyotaro II, c. 1790s

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I, c. 1790s. Creator: Katsukawa Shun'ei
The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I, c. 1790s

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as Kamei Rokuro Disguised as the Servant Dadahei in the Play Kimmenuki Genke no Kakutsuba, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1791, c. 1791

The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II in an Unidentified Role, c. 1793

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Mori no Rammaru in "The Banquet, " the Final Act in Part One of the Play Kanagaki Muromachi Bundan (Muromachi Chronicle in Kana Script)

The Actor Asao Tamejuro I as Drunken Gotobei in the Play Yoshitsune Koshigoe Jo... c
The Actor Asao Tamejuro I as Drunken Gotobei in the Play Yoshitsune Koshigoe Jo, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Ninth Month, 1790, c. 1790

The actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu III as the Gion prostitute Onayo in the play " Hana-ayame Bunroku Soga, " performed at the Miyako Theater in the fifth month, 1794, 1794

The Actor Sakata Hangoro III as Takechi Mitsuhide in "The Banquet
The Actor Sakata Hangoro III as Takechi Mitsuhide in " The Banquet, " the Final Act in Part One of the Play Kanagaki Muromachi Bundan (Muromachi Chronicle in Kana Script)

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Soga no Dozaburo Disguised as the Ruffian Tobei (?) in the Play Haru no Nishi Date-zome Soga (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1790 ()

Watanabe no Tsuna receiving the sign post for Rashomon Gate from Minamoto no Yorimitsu, late 18th-early 19th century

Half-Length Portrait of the Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo as a hirabyoshi Dancer in the... c
Half-Length Portrait of the Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo as a hirabyoshi Dancer in the Dojo-ji Scene in the play Hikeya Hike Hana no Kaneiri, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the Third Month, 1794, c

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) as Banzui Chobei in the Play Gozen-gakari Sumo Soga, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Second Month, 1793, c. 1793

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Shirai Gompachi in the Play Gozen-gakari Sumo Soga... c
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Shirai Gompachi in the Play Gozen-gakari Sumo Soga, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Second Month, 1793, c. 1793

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Female Fox-Fairy Otatsu-gitsune Disguised as... c
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Female Fox-Fairy Otatsu-gitsune Disguised as Shizuka Gozen in the Play Kogane Saku Date no Okida, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1792

The Actor Nakayama Kojuro VI as Ono Sadakuro, in Act Five of Kanadehon Chushingura... c
The Actor Nakayama Kojuro VI as Ono Sadakuro, in Act Five of Kanadehon Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Bust Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Tanabe Bunzo in the play Hana-ayame Bunroku Soga (Blooming Iris: Soga Vendetta of the Bunroku Era)

The Actor Sawamuro Sojuro III as Oda Kazusanosuke Harunaga in "The Banquet
The Actor Sawamuro Sojuro III as Oda Kazusanosuke Harunaga in " The Banquet, " the Final Act in Part One of the Play Kanagaki Muromachi Bundan (Muromachi Chronicle in Kana Script)

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in Street Attire (by Shun ei) Conversing with Two Women... c
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in Street Attire (by Shun ei) Conversing with Two Women (by Shuncho), c. 1788

Act Five: Yamazaki Highway from the play Kanadehon Chushingura, 1807

The Actor Nakamura Noshio II as Tonase, in the Bridal Journey Scene, Act Eight of the Play Kanadehon Chushingura (Model for Kana Calligraphy: Treasury of the Forty-seven Royal Retainers)

The Sumo Wrestler Kurogumo Otozo with the Teahouse Waitress Naniwaya Okita, early 1790s

Act Five: Yamazaki Highway from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven... c)
Act Five: Yamazaki Highway from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers), c. 1795

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