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Three kabuki actors dressed as lion-dogs and performing a dance
Three kabuki actors dressed as lion-dogs and performing a dance
Three kabuki actors dressed as lion-dogs and performing a dance

Three kabuki actors dressed as lion-dogs and performing a dance

Artist (Japanese, 1786 - 1865)
Publisher (c. 1840s~1850s)
Date1860
GeographyJapan
MediumInk and color on paper Technique: Nishiki-e (Woodblock print with color blocks)
Dimensions9 13/16 x 27 7/8 in. (24.9 x 70.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Victor S.K. Houston in honor of his wife, Pinao Brickwood Houston, 1941 (11640.42)
Object number11640.42
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Actors in Parody Roles (Mitate): Ichikawa Kuzō III as an Echigo Lion Dancer (far left), Ichimura Takematsu III as another Echigo Lion Dancer (center left), Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Eguchi no Kimi, and Sawamura Tosshō II as Priest Saigyō (far right)
Actors in Parody Roles (Mitate): Ichikawa Kuzō III as an Echigo Lion Dancer (far left), Ichimura Takematsu III as another Echigo Lion Dancer (center left), Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Eguchi no Kimi, and Sawamura Tosshō II as Priest Saigyō (far right)
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
1863
Parent Lion - Father and Son Lion Dance
Parent Lion - Father and Son Lion Dance
Yamamoto Hisashi
Son Lion - Father and Son Lion Dance
Son Lion - Father and Son Lion Dance
Yamamoto Hisashi
The onnagata actor Ichikawa Dannosuke V as Otoki (above) and the actor Seki Sanjuro III as Sasano Sangobei (below)
The onnagata actor Ichikawa Dannosuke V as Otoki (above) and the actor Seki Sanjuro III as Sasano Sangobei (below)
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
1856
Onnagata actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Geisha Koman (left) and actor Kataoka Gato II as Satsuma Gengobei (right)
Onnagata actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Geisha Koman (left) and actor Kataoka Gato II as Satsuma Gengobei (right)
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
1856
The actor Sawamura Tossho II as Hayano Kanpei (left) and the onnagata actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Koshimoto Okaru (right)
The actor Sawamura Tossho II as Hayano Kanpei (left) and the onnagata actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Koshimoto Okaru (right)
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
1865
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Fuwa Banzaemon (R) and actor Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Kabu Shikazo (L)
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Fuwa Banzaemon (R) and actor Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Kabu Shikazo (L)
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
1861
The Tori no Machi Festival (New Kabuki Performance)
The Tori no Machi Festival (New Kabuki Performance)
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
1860
Sakichi (left) and Genzaemon (right) in the kabuki play "Sakichi of Arakawa"
Sakichi (left) and Genzaemon (right) in the kabuki play "Sakichi of Arakawa"
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
1860
Actors Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Ebizako no Jü and Bandö Shüka I as Mikazuki Osen in a Performance of "Genke hachidai megumi no tsuwa mono" at the Ichimura Theater
Actors Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Ebizako no Jü and Bandö Shüka I as Mikazuki Osen in a Performance of "Genke hachidai megumi no tsuwa mono" at the Ichimura Theater
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
1855
The onnagata actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Asazuma
The onnagata actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Asazuma
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
1858
Nakamura Fukusuke I as Kinukawa Yasaburo (L) and the onnagata actor as Oki imoto Okiku (R)
Nakamura Fukusuke I as Kinukawa Yasaburo (L) and the onnagata actor as Oki imoto Okiku (R)
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
1853
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