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Courtesans of the Matsubaya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure... 1776. Creator: ShunshoCourtesans of the Matsubaya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami), " vol. 1, Japan, 1776
Spring Flowers: Violets and Dandelions, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the... 1776. Creator: ShunshoSpring Flowers: Violets and Dandelions, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami), " vol. 1, Japan, 1776
A Young Man Dressed as an Actor of the Ichikawa Family (by Shunsho), a Maid and a... late 1780s. Creator: ShunshoA Young Man Dressed as an Actor of the Ichikawa Family (by Shunsho), a Maid and a Geisha (by Shuncho), Japan, late 1780s
The Actors Onoe Matsusuke I as Yawata no Saburo (right), and Otani Tomoemon I as the... c. 1772. Creator: ShunshoThe Actors Onoe Matsusuke I as Yawata no Saburo (right), and Otani Tomoemon I as the Yakko Emohei (left), in the Play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata
The Proper Way of Drinking New Year's Sake (Toso no miki namesomuru tei), from the ser... c. 1807. Creator: ShunshoThe Proper Way of Drinking New Year's Sake (Toso no miki namesomuru tei), from the series "Teaching Manners According to the Colors of the Spring (Shunshoku shitsukekata)", Japan, c
Sumo Wrestlers of the Eastern Group: (right) Nijigadake Somaemon of Sekiwake Rank fro... c. 1782/83 Creator: ShunshoSumo Wrestlers of the Eastern Group: (right) Nijigadake Somaemon of Sekiwake Rank from Awa Province, and (left) Fudenoumi Kin'emon of Maegashira Rank from Kokura, Japan, c. 1782/83
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as a Monk, Raigo Ajari, in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no M... c. 1770. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as a Monk, Raigo Ajari, in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato (Forest of the Nue Monster: Target of the Eleventh Month)
Otani Hiroji III as an Otokodate, possibly Satsuma Gengobei in Iro Moyo Aoyagi Soga... About 1775. Creator: ShunshoOtani Hiroji III as an Otokodate, possibly Satsuma Gengobei in Iro Moyo Aoyagi Soga (Green Willow Soga of Erotic Design), Japan, About 1775
Three Komuso Monks: The Actors Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) as Kudo Suketsune (right)... c. 1792. Creator: ShunshoThree Komuso Monks: The Actors Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) as Kudo Suketsune (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Juro Sukenari (center), and Ichikawa Omezo I as Soga no Goro Tokimune (left)
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Spirit of Joro-gumo (Harlot Spider) Disguised as... c. 1781. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Spirit of Joro-gumo (Harlot Spider) Disguised as the Maiko Tsumagiku (?), in the Play Shitenno Tonoi no Kisewata (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater ()
The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Karigane Bunshichi, Bando Mitsugoro I as An no, ... c. 1780. Creator: ShunshoThe Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Karigane Bunshichi, Bando Mitsugoro I as An no Heibei, Ichikawa Danjuro V as Gokuin Sen'emon, Nakamura Sukegoro II as Kaminari Shokuro
The Actor Nakamura Juzo II as Asahara Hachiro disguised as the servant of a princely... c. 1773. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Nakamura Juzo II as Asahara Hachiro disguised as the servant of a princely family, from the play "Onna Aruji Hatsuyuki no Sekai
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Aigo no Waka (right), and Ichikawa Yaozo II as Hachio... c. 1774. Creator: ShunshoThe Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Aigo no Waka (right), and Ichikawa Yaozo II as Hachio-maru Aratora (left), in the Play Chigo Sakura Jusan Kane
The Actor Arashi Hinasuke I as Watanabe Choshichi Tonau in the Play Tokimekuya O-Edo no... c. 1780. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Arashi Hinasuke I as Watanabe Choshichi Tonau in the Play Tokimekuya O-Edo no Hatsuyuki (Thriving Now: The First Snow of Edo)
Yagurashita no Bansho (Evening Bell at Yagurashita), Courtesan and Her Attendant at the... c. 1771. Creator: ShunshoYagurashita no Bansho (Evening Bell at Yagurashita), Courtesan and Her Attendant at the Yagurashita Unlicensed Pleaser District in Fukagawa
The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as a Male Fox Disguised as the Sake Seller Iseya (left)... c. 1777. Creator: ShunshoThe Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as a Male Fox Disguised as the Sake Seller Iseya (left) and Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female Fox Disguised as the Beancake Peddler Hyugaya
The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Oiso no Tora or Kewaizaka no Shosho, Disguised as a Female... c. 1774. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Oiso no Tora or Kewaizaka no Shosho, Disguised as a Female Komusu (?), in the Play Yui Kanoko Date-zome Soga (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater ()
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sakata Hyogonosuke Kintoki, in the Play Shitenno Tonoi... c. 1781. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sakata Hyogonosuke Kintoki, in the Play Shitenno Tonoi no Kisewata (Raiko's Four Intrepid Retainers in the Costume of the Night Watch)
The Actors Otani Hiroemon III as Shinagawa Okaminosuke (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro... c. 1771/72. Creator: ShunshoThe Actors Otani Hiroemon III as Shinagawa Okaminosuke (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro V as Arashishi Otokonosuke (left), in the Play Fuki Kaete Tsuki mo Yoshiwara (Rethatched Roof)
The Actors Nakamura Denkuro II as Suma no Dairyo (right), and Ichikawa Komazo II as... c. 1772. Creator: ShunshoThe Actors Nakamura Denkuro II as Suma no Dairyo (right), and Ichikawa Komazo II as Ariwara no Yukihira (left), in the Play Kuni no Hana Ono no Itsumoji
The Actors Kasaya Matakuro II as Nobuyori Disguised as the Yakko Gunnai (right), and Mi... c. 1772. Creator: ShunshoThe Actors Kasaya Matakuro II as Nobuyori Disguised as the Yakko Gunnai (right), and Miyazaki Hachizo as the Lay Monk Hambyo Nyudo (left), in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato
The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Nagoya Osan in the Play Fuki Kaete Tsuki mo Yoshiwa... c. 1771/72. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Nagoya Osan in the Play Fuki Kaete Tsuki mo Yoshiwara (Rethatched Roof: The Moon also Shines Over the Yoshiwara Pleasure District)
The Actor Nakamura Juzo II as Asahara Hachiro Disguised as the Servant of a Princely... c. 1773. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Nakamura Juzo II as Asahara Hachiro Disguised as the Servant of a Princely Family, in the Play Onna Aruji Hatsuyuki no Sekai, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773
The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Kusunoki Uraminosuke Disguised as a Male Fox from Tsuka... c. 1786. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Kusunoki Uraminosuke Disguised as a Male Fox from Tsukamoto (?), in the Play Kumoi no Hana Yoshino no Wakamusha (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater ()
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Disguised as an Ascetic Monk... c. 1780. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Disguised as an Ascetic Monk, in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780, Japan
The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Daizen Taketora Disguised as Shikishima Wakahei... c. 1784. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Daizen Taketora Disguised as Shikishima Wakahei in the Play Juni-hitoe Komachi-zakura, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1784, Japan, c. 1784
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Onmaya Kisanda Disguised as the Lion Dancer Kakubei in... c. 1777. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Onmaya Kisanda Disguised as the Lion Dancer Kakubei in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777, Japan, c
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Ogata no Saburo Disguised as Matsuura Saemon in the... c. 1774. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Ogata no Saburo Disguised as Matsuura Saemon in the Play Ichi no Tomi Tsuki no Kaomise, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1774, Japan, c. 1774
The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as the Thunder God, an Incarnation of Sugawara Michizane... c. 1776. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as the Thunder God, an Incarnation of Sugawara Michizane, in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eighth Month, 1776, Japan
The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Hige no Ikyu in the scene "Sukeroku” in the play "Hitok... c. 1764The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Hige no Ikyu in the scene "Sukeroku" in the play "Hitokidori Harutsuge Soga" ("The Soga Play)
The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Soga no Goro Tokimune Disguised as Agemaki no Sukeroku... c. 1782. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Soga no Goro Tokimune Disguised as Agemaki no Sukeroku in the Play Sukeroku Yukari no Edo-zakura, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1782, Japan
The Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV Doing a Quick Change Between the Roles of Sadakuro and Yoic... c. 1781. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV Doing a Quick Change Between the Roles of Sadakuro and Yoichibei, in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Third Month, 1781, Japan, c
The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Onmaya Kisanda Dressed as Kakubei the Lion Dancer (Kaku... c. 1777. Creator: Shunsho)The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Onmaya Kisanda Dressed as Kakubei the Lion Dancer (Kakubei-jishi) (right) and Segawa Kikunojo III as Shizuka Gozen (left)
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Buddhist Deity Fudo in the Final Scene from Part On... c. 1771. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Buddhist Deity Fudo in the Final Scene from Part One of the Play Fuki Kaete Tsuki mo Yoshiwara (Rethatched Roof)
The Actors Ichikawa Danzo III as I no Hayata Tadazumi (right), and Matsumoto Koshiro II... c. 1770. Creator: ShunshoThe Actors Ichikawa Danzo III as I no Hayata Tadazumi (right), and Matsumoto Koshiro II as Osada no Taro Kagemune (left), in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato
The Actor Arashi Otohachi I as Numataro Kyusei Disguised as the Burglar Ipponzaemon in... c. 1768. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Arashi Otohachi I as Numataro Kyusei Disguised as the Burglar Ipponzaemon in the Play Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1768, Japan, c. 1768
The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Abbot Saimyo-ji Tokiyori, Disguised as a Monk, in the... c. 1773. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Abbot Saimyo-ji Tokiyori, Disguised as a Monk, in the Joruri "Onna Hachi no Ki" (A Female Version of "The Potted Trees")
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Nagasaki Kageyuzaemon Disguised as Gorohachi the Sake Se... c. 1776. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Nagasaki Kageyuzaemon Disguised as Gorohachi the Sake Seller, in the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro II as Osada no Taro Kagemune Disguised as the Woodcutter Ga... c. 1770. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Matsumoto Koshiro II as Osada no Taro Kagemune Disguised as the Woodcutter Gankutsu no Gorozo in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato
The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I and Ichikawa Komazo I in the dance scene "Shakkyo” ("The... c. 1768)The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I and Ichikawa Komazo I in the dance scene "Shakkyo" ("The Stone Bridge") in the play "Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji"
The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as the holy hermit Narukami in the play "Narukami", perfor... c. 1768The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as the holy hermit Narukami in the play "Narukami", performed with "Miyakodori Azuma Komachi (Bird of the Capital)
The Actors Ichikawa Danzo III as I no Hayata Tadazumi (right), and Matsumoto Koshiro II... c. 1770. Creator: ShunshoThe Actors Ichikawa Danzo III as I no Hayata Tadazumi (right), and Matsumoto Koshiro II as Osada no Taro Kagemune Disguised as Yatsurugi Zaemon (left), in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV as Taira no Tomomori disguised as Tokaiya Gimpei in the... c. 1767. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV as Taira no Tomomori disguised as Tokaiya Gimpei in the scene "Tomomori with the Anchor (Ikari Tomomori)
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Prince Koretaka Disguised as the Courier Izutsu Chuji... c. 1781. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Prince Koretaka Disguised as the Courier Izutsu Chuji, in the Play Yamato Kano Ariwara Keizu, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1781, Japan, c. 1781
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hakamadare Yasusuke or Watanabe no Tsuna (?) in the Play... c. 1781. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hakamadare Yasusuke or Watanabe no Tsuna (?) in the Play Shintenno Tonoi no Kisewata (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1781 ()
Scene at the Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine, from Act One of Chushingura (Treasury of... c. late 1770s. Creator: Shunsho)Scene at the Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine, from Act One of Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers), from the series "Chushingura Juichimai-Tsuzuki
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Beggar, in the... c. 1777. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Beggar, in the Play Tsukisenu Haru Hagoromo Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Third Month, 1777, Japan, c. 1777
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Taira no Masakado Disguised as the Pilgrim Junjo in the... c. 1777. Creator: ShunshoThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Taira no Masakado Disguised as the Pilgrim Junjo in the Play Masakado Kammuri no Hatsuyuki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777, Japan, c