Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

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Yakusha-e: Kabuki Prints, a Continuing Tradition

(from 29th Nov 2011 until 4th Mar 2012)

Discover the brightly coloured woodblock prints of actors from Japanese popular theatre.

Detail of The actor Nakamura Shikan IV as the fisherman Fukashichi, Tōkyō, 1869 (Museum No: EA1971.2
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Actor portraits of the 20th century

Tsuruya Kōkei (b. 1946)

Ichikawa Monnosuke VIII as Omon of the Jūmonjiya (EA2008.1) Ichikawa Monnosuke VIII as Omon of the Jūmonjiya (EA2008.1)   Matsumoto Kōshirō IX as Matsuōmaru (EA2011.6) Matsumoto Kōshirō IX as Matsuōmaru (EA2011.6)   Nakamura Tomijūrō V as the lady's maid Kasane (EA2010.44) Nakamura Tomijūrō V as the lady's maid Kasane (EA2010.44)   Kataoka Takao I as Fujiya Izaemon (EA2011.2) Kataoka Takao I as Fujiya Izaemon (EA2011.2)   Onoe Baikō VII as the wet nurse Masaoka (EA2010.42) Onoe Baikō VII as the wet nurse Masaoka (EA2010.42)
Nakamura Kichiemon II as the footman Unpei (EA2010.43) Nakamura Kichiemon II as the footman Unpei (EA2010.43)   Ichikawa Danjūrō XII as Nangō Rikimaru (EA2010.45) Ichikawa Danjūrō XII as Nangō Rikimaru (EA2010.45)   Ichikawa Ennosuke III as the boatwoman Oen (EA2010.49) Ichikawa Ennosuke III as the boatwoman Oen (EA2010.49)   Nakamura Ganjirō III as Kamiya Jihei (EA2011.3) Nakamura Ganjirō III as Kamiya Jihei (EA2011.3)   Nakamura Tokizō V as the kept mistress Otomi (EA2011.19) Nakamura Tokizō V as the kept mistress Otomi (EA2011.19)
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