A Celebration of Actors (Yakusha mono iwai) 1784 Ryūkōsai Jokei 光斎如圭 Japanese 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).. A Celebration of Actors (Yakusha mono iwai). Ryūkōsai Jokei 光斎如圭 (Japanese, active 1777-1809). Japan. 1784. Illustrated books, 2 volumes; a: 16 leaves; b: 13 leaves. Edo period (1615-1868). Illustrated Books

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A Celebration of Actors (Yakusha mono iwai) 1784 Ryūkōsai Jokei 光斎如圭 Japanese 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).. A Celebration of Actors (Yakusha mono iwai). Ryūkōsai Jokei 光斎如圭 (Japanese, active 1777-1809). Japan. 1784. Illustrated books, 2 volumes; a: 16 leaves; b: 13 leaves. Edo period (1615-1868). Illustrated Books

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