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Lynn Matsuoka, SOMEGORO (The most Beautiful Face) , KABUKI ACTOR
By Lynn Matsuoka
Located in Miami, FL
A Kabuki Tachiyaku (Male role specialist)putting on his make up, assisted by his young tsukebito
Category

2010s Realist Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper, Graphite

Kunichika Toyohara, Tattoo, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Kabuki Actor
By Toyohara Kunichika
Located in London, GB
cm One of the last great masters of ukiyo-e, Kunichika was inspired by the plays, actors and customs
Category

1860s Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Original Japanese woodblock print
By Utagawa Kuniaki
Located in Antwerp, BE
signed: Kuniaki ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet) actors: Kabuki actor, Bando Hikosaburo (right
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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Japanese Takeda Ningyo, Soga No Goro Tokimune
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Takeda Ningyo, depicting a kabuki actor on the stage possibly in the role of Soga no Goro
Category

Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile

Lynn Matsuoka, "Danjuro Shibaraku"
By Lynn Matsuoka
Located in Miami, FL
found wood, was inspired by the bombastic style of the great Kabuki actor, Ichikawa Danjuro Xll. The
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Wood, Oil

Antique Japanese Takeda Ningyo of an Oiran, Edo Period
Located in New York, NY
Antique Japanese Takeda ningyo of an Oiran or a kabuki actor in the role of a legendary high
Category

Antique 1840s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Fabric

Antique Japanese Takeda Ningyo of a Wandering Samurai, Edo Period
Located in New York, NY
Antique Japanese Takeda ningyo of a Kabuki actor in the role of a wandering Samurai with one sword
Category

Antique 1840s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile

The Breath of Sea and Flower
Located in Seoul, SO
beauties, kabuki actors, geisha, flora, and erotica. The girl, the goddess situated in the middle of Aka
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Forest and the Girl
Located in Seoul, SO
centuries. Ukiyo-e prints often describes subjects such as female beauties, kabuki actors, geisha, flora
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Cherry Blossom
Located in Seoul, SO
through 19th centuries. Ukiyo-e prints often describes subjects such as female beauties, kabuki actors
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Wave and the Girl
Located in Seoul, SO
centuries. Ukiyo-e prints often describes subjects such as female beauties, kabuki actors, geisha, flora
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel, Color Pencil

Chikanobu, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Meiji, Kabuki, Samurai
By Yoshu Chikanobu
Located in London, GB
. Some pinholes. Actors of the kabuki theatre don samurai armour, as they recreate the seminal Battle
Category

Late 19th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Kabuki Actors
By Toyoharu Kunichika
Located in Plano, TX
Kabuki Actors. c. 1864. Oban diptych (14 1/8 x 18 3/4). 2 small repairs in the top margin, 1 foxing
Category

Mid-19th Century Edo Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Bronze Japanese Kabuki Actor
Located in New York, NY
Our beautiful bronze sculpture depicts a Kabuki actor with removable mask. It has a warm brown
Category

20th Century Japanese Japonisme Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Portrait of the Kabuki Actor Sadanji II
Located in Burbank, CA
Strong portrait of the kabuki actor Ichikawa Sadanji II in the role of Hishikawa Gengobei
Category

1920s Showa Figurative Prints

Materials

Mulberry Paper, Woodcut

Pair Antique Japanese Porcelain Figures of Kabuki Actors
Located in Katonah, NY
A pair of Japanese Imari porcelain standing figures representing a Kabuki actor and actress (bijin
Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Japan Important Antique Bronze Kabuki Actor with Fine Details, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
antique bronze sculpture of a Kabuki actor crafted in the early part of the last century. The rare statue
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Colorful Dynamic Edo Period Kabuki Play Yakusha-e Woodblock Print Triptych
By Kunichika Toyohara
Located in Houston, TX
dressed kabuki actors in the middle of a dynamic scene. Currently hung in a black frame with a light cream
Category

19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Antique Japanese Hand-Painted Kabuki Theatre Posters, 19th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
kabuki actors in elaborate classical costume highlighted by vibrant mineral colours, Meiji period, late
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) -19th Century Japanese Woodblock, Kabuki Play
By Toyohara Kunichika
Located in Corsham, GB
. This particular scene shows kabuki actors are performing at the Shintomiza Theatre, playing the "The
Category

19th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Japanese Woodblock Prints, 1680-1938
Located in Los Angeles, CA
; and where sumo wrestlers, kabuki actors, and courtesans are rock stars. This extra large book lifts
Category

Antique 18th Century Books

Materials

Other

Spring Picture - Woodcut by Katsukawa Schuncho - Mid-18th Century
By Katsukawa Shunshō
Located in Roma, IT
. Shunsho is most well known for introducing a new form of yakusha-e, prints depicting Kabuki actors
Category

1750s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Love Game (Shunga) - Original Woodcut Print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi - 1850s
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in Roma, IT
included many genres: landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. He is known
Category

1850s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Important Japan Complete Antique Kabuki Woodblock 42 Prints 1870 Lacquer Box
Located in South Burlington, VT
Important Japanese complete antique Kabuki actors woodblock print set of forty two (42) original
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Lacquer, Washi Paper

Hayakawa Takakage in Courly Clothes-Original Woodcut by Utagawa Kuniyoshi - 1845
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in Roma, IT
many genres: landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. He is known for
Category

1840s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Antique 19th Century Toyohara Kunichika Japanese Edo Woodblock Print
By Toyohara Kunichika
Located in Dayton, OH
knowledge of kabuki drama led to his production primarily of yakusha-e, which are woodblock prints of kabuki
Category

Antique 1850s Edo Prints

Materials

Paper

Attacking Baby
By Koichi Matsufuji
Located in Rye, NY
not only create images of babies as life, he also makes the babies into Buddha statues or Kabuki
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Lying Baby of Davil
By Koichi Matsufuji
Located in Rye, NY
not only create images of babies as life, he also makes the babies into Buddha statues or Kabuki
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Apologizing Baby
By Koichi Matsufuji
Located in Rye, NY
not only create images of babies as life, he also makes the babies into Buddha statues or Kabuki
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Culan Castle
By Bernard Buffet
Located in Paris, FR
dogma. A work of numerous themes: portraits, historical themes, still lifes, kabuki actors, clowns
Category

1960s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Bouquet of marigolds
By Bernard Buffet
Located in Paris, FR
almost a dogma. A work with countless themes: portraits, historical themes, still lifes, kabuki actors
Category

1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Yoshitoshi Woodblock Print Samurai 100 Views of the Moon "Tumbling Snow" c1886
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in Portland, OR
, landscapes, kabuki actors, and supernatural themes. His early career featured traditional ukiyo-e prints
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Paper

Culan castel
By Bernard Buffet
Located in Paris, FR
with countless themes: portraits, historical themes, still lifes, kabuki actors, clowns, insects
Category

1960s Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Shutoku-in (no. 77) (Emperor Sutoku)
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in Fairlawn, OH
tone of the emperor’s face is reminiscent of makeup worn by kabuki actors who portray ghosts, adding to
Category

1840s Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Japanese Woodblock Prints. 40th Ed. Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
compositions—alongside depictions of sumo wrestlers, kabuki actors, or enticing courtesans—rock stars who
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Japan Good Luck Happiness Bronze Noh Actor with Fine Details
Located in South Burlington, VT
Okina Kabuki dance actor embellished with gold, silver, and copper surfaces plus a removable dance mask
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

"Iwamigata Daiemon" Japanese Wood Block of a Sumo
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Houston, TX
main occupation was kabuki and actor prints, and about 60% of his designs fall in this category. From
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1840s Edo Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut

"Inazuma vs Abumatsu on the Dohyo" Sumo Wrestle Triptych
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Houston, TX
prominent designer of kabuki and actor-portrait prints. In the year 1800 or shortly thereafter Kunisada was
Category

1840s Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Japanese Prints by Gabriele Fahr-Becker Taschen 1999
By Angelika Taschen
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
’ trysts, festivals, portraits of courtesans and actors, landscapes and travelogues - these are the motifs
Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Books

Materials

Paper

Faithful Hearts and True Loyalty - Woodcut by Utagawa Kuniyoshi - Mid 1800
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in Roma, IT
, Kabuki theater actors, cats, fantastic animals, and episodes from Japanese mythology. He is also known
Category

Mid-19th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Kabuki Actors Iwai and Ichikawa
By Toyoharu Kunichika
Located in Plano, TX
Kabuki Actors Iwai and Ichikawa 1864. Oban diptych (14 1/8 x 19 1/4. Good color and condition. The
Category

Mid-19th Century Edo Portrait Prints

Materials

Color, Woodcut

The Kabuki Actor: Iwai Kumesaburo
Located in Plano, TX
The Kabuki Actor: Iwai Kumesaburo as the Geisha Otsuma in a Summer Silk Kimono Standing by a Bench
Category

Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Color, Woodcut

Kabuki Actor - Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold woodblock of a kabuki actor by Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada) (Japanese, 1786-1864/5
Category

1860s Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

Kabuki Actor - Original Woodcut Print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi - 1848
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in Roma, IT
Kabuki actor is a superb colored xylograph on parchment realized in 1848 by one of the bigger
Category

1840s Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Kabuki Actor - Original Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1860 ca.
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
Kabuki Actor is a color woodblock print, realized around 1860 by one of the most famous Japanese
Category

1860s Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Kabuki Actors: Ichikawa and Iwai.
By Toyoharu Kunichika
Located in Plano, TX
new Western forms of art. His love of Kabuki inspired him to depict actors in their various roles and
Category

Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Color, Woodcut

Takumi Shinagawa Signed Abstract Japanese Woodblock Print Kabuki Actor, 1953
Located in Studio City, CA
Shinagawa. Many consider this particular image, titled "Kabuki Actor", to be Shinagawa's masterpiece. This
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Paper

Two Kabuki Actors, Late 19th Century Figural Edo Japanese Woodblock
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful late 19th century figural woodblock print of two kabuki actors by Utagawa Toyokuni III
Category

1860s Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

Kabuki Actors Sawamura Kito as the chambermaid Okaru and Nakamura Tomosa II as S
By Konishi Hirosada
Located in Plano, TX
Kabuki Actors Sawamura Kito as the chambermaid Okaru and Nakamura Tomosa II as Sagisaka Banna. c
Category

19th Century Edo Portrait Prints

Materials

Color, Woodcut

Large Japanese Kabuki Actor Doll on Wood Display Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
Wonderfully and dramatically crafted, large ornamented Japanese kabuki player doll in finely
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Fabric, Silk

Kabuki Samari Actor Woodblock Japanese Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Houston, TX
Japanese kabuki actor playing as a Samuari. The actor is unknown. It is stamped by the artist with
Category

1850s Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Farewell at Iwahashi Village - Kabuki
By Toyoharu Kunichika
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Zu." Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro is in the role of Kiuchi Sogoro (left). He is bidding farewell to
Category

1880s Other Art Style Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Antique Japanese Hand-Painted Kabuki Theatre Poster, 19th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Rare Japanese Kamigata-e, 'kabuki' theatre poster with hand-painted depiction of famous kabuki
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Seven Actors in a Dragon Boat — Edo period Kamigata Woodblock Print
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Munehiro Hasegawa, 'Seven Kabuki Actors in a Dragon Boat,' woodblock print, c. 1850, Osaka-e
Category

Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Kabuki Scene - Original Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1860 ca.
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
represents a scene set indoors, on a theater stage, two kabuki actor are performing a Japanese dramatic opera
Category

1860s Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Toyokuni I
Located in Norton, MA
) after he died, was a great master of ukiyo-e, known in particular for his kabuki actor prints. Original
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Paper

Kabuki Scene - Original Woodcut by Utagawa Kuniyoshi - Mid 19th Century
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in Roma, IT
women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical scenes. He is known for depictions of the battles of legendary
Category

Mid-19th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

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Kabuki Actors For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of kabuki actors is available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the modern styles can be found today in our inventory. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add kabuki actors that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of beige, gray, brown and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), Kunichika Toyohara, Masamitsu Ota and Toyohara Kunichika are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in woodcut print, paper and ink.

How Much are Kabuki Actors?

Prices for pieces in our collection of kabuki actors start at $297 and top out at $1,440 with the average selling for $600.