「旦生言語備」|A Celebration of Actors (Yakusha mono iwai)
Ryūkōsai Jokei 流光斎如圭
1784 · Illustrated books, 2 volumes; a: 16 leaves; b: 13 leaves · Asian Art
Illustrated by the pioneering Osaka painter and print artist Ryūkōsai, this two-volume set comprises woodblock-printed portraits of forty-nine Kabuki actors of the day, each with their own poem. Books like this helped establish a visual code by which fans could identify favorite actors, through facial characteristics and crests on their costumes. On the last page of each volume is a table of the actors with their stage clan names (yagō) and haiku pen names (haimyō).
- Artist
- Ryūkōsai Jokei 流光斎如圭
- Date
- 1784
- Medium
- Illustrated books, 2 volumes; a: 16 leaves; b: 13 leaves
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Seymour Fund, 1958
