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Kabuki Scene - Original Woodcut by Utagawa Kuniyoshi - Mid 19th Century
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in Roma, IT
genres: landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical scenes. He is known for depictions
Category
Mid-19th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Antique Japanese Takeda Ningyo, Soga no Goro Tokimune
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Takeda Ningyo, depicting a kabuki actor on the stage possibly in the role of Soga no Goro
Category
Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Toys and Dolls
Materials
Textile, Wood
Uirou uri, Kabiki Actor
By Masamitsu Ota
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Uirou uri, Kabiki Actor
Color woodcut, 1931
Signed and sealed lower right
From: "Kabuki Juhachi-Ban
Category
1930s Showa Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Shono
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Plano, TX
published as a landscape series to circumvent the censorship ban on kabuki actor prints introduced by the
Category
19th Century Edo Portrait Prints
Materials
Color, Woodcut
Nakamura Shikan IV in the Role of Fuwa Kazuemon Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Houston, TX
Kabuki actor, Nakamura Shikan IV, playing the role of Fuwa Kazuemon who was a ronin (roaming
Category
1860s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Samurai Warriors Under Cherry Blossoms — 1850s Japanese Kabuki Woodblock
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), 'Kabuki Actors as Two Samurai Warriors in Confrontation Under
Category
1850s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Antique Japanese Takeda Ningyo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Takeda Ningyo, depicting a kabuki actor on the stage, dressed in kinran dragon & cloud
Category
Antique 1820s Japanese Edo Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Japanese Beauty Representing the Snake Year
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in Burbank, CA
also a great artist when it came to portraits of beautiful women (bijin-ga) and kabuki actors. Makes
Category
1840s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Mulberry Paper, Woodcut
Actors in a Kabuki Play.
By Toyoharu Kunichika
Located in Plano, TX
Actors in a Kabuki Play. 1865.The actors are, left to right, Kinokuniya Bunzaemon, Suberoku, Miura
Category
1860s Edo Portrait Prints
Materials
Color, Woodcut
Nakamura Shikan IV in the Role of Teraoka Heiemon
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Houston, TX
Kabuki actor playing as Teraoka Heiemon. Teraoka Heiemon Nobuyuki was the only ronin (Samari
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Beauty Umegawa in a Kabuki role
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Beauty Umegawa in a Kubuki role
Color woodcut, 1854
Kabuki actor in the role of beauty Tsuchiya
Category
1850s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Japanese Doll Ichimatsu Ningyou with Porcelain 1960 Showa
Located in Paris, FR
with flesh-colored skin and glass eyes. The original ichimatsu were named after an 18th-century kabuki
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain, Cotton, Silk, Glass
Jingu-kogo Empress - Pair of Woodcut Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi - Mid 1800
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in Roma, IT
women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mytical scenes. He is known for depictions of the battles of legendary
Category
Mid-19th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Three Beauties by a River Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Toyokuni
Located in Houston, TX
kabuki actors. During the early 1790s, his works focused on courtesans. His beauties bear an elegance and
Category
Late 18th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Geisha - Original Woodcut Print by Toyokuni I - 19th Century
By Utagawa Toyokuni
Located in Roma, IT
, known in particular for his kabuki actor prints, Utagawa Toyokuni was the second head of the renowned
Category
19th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut, Paper
"Hanakawado no Sukeroku" Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Houston, TX
name of a famous Kabuki actor. The man is holding something wrapped in a piece of cloth and has a pipe
Category
18th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Japanese Women - Original Woodcut Print by Katsukawa Shuncho - Late 1700
By Katsukawa Shunshō
Located in Roma, IT
the Katsukawa school. Shunshō studied at Miyagawa Shunsui, and is known for introducing kabuki actors
Category
Late 18th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Spring Leaf - Original Woodblock print by Shunso Katsukawa - 1790 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
, prints depicting Kabuki actors. However, his bijin-ga or his images of handsome women paintings are said
Category
1790s Nude Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Yoshitoshi Woodblock Print "Katada Bay Moon" 100 Views of the Moon
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in Portland, OR
, including historical scenes, landscapes, kabuki actors, and supernatural themes.
His early career featured
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Prints
Materials
Paper
Tsuruya Kokei Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Nakamura Tomijuro
Located in Studio City, CA
from Kokei's famed Bust Portraits VII (Design 3) which were based on Kabuki actor portraits (The play
Category
1990s Japanese Showa Prints
Materials
Paper
"Mannenbashi Bridge at Fukagawa" - Original 1820
s Woodblock Print
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in Soquel, CA
style, which was focused on the depiction of the booming merchant class, including courtesans, Kabuki
Category
1820s Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
Egret and Mt. Fuji - Woodblock Print
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in Soquel, CA
, Kabuki actors, and sumo wrestlers. After Shunsho's death, Hokusai began experimenting with other styles
Category
1820s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Woodcut, Rice Paper
Narukami
By Masamitsu Ota
Located in Fairlawn, OH
kabuki actor prints that emphasized the individual personality of the actors, showcased through rich
Category
1930s Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Nakamura Utaemon VI as the Courtesan Yatsuhashi
By Masamitsu Ota
Located in Fairlawn, OH
movement. His work consisted mostly of kabuki actor prints that emphasized the individual personality of
Category
1950s Showa Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Combing Hair (Kamisuki) — 1920s Bijin-ga Masterpiece
By Torii Kotondo
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
kabuki actors. Kotondo studied painting under the yamato-e painter Kobori Tomone from 1914 and under
Category
1920s Showa Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Dueling with Cherry Blossoms - Tales of Genji - Japanese Woodblock
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
single-sheet ukiyo-e prints of female beauties and kabuki actors in the Utagawa style. It was not until
Category
1850s Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Printer s Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
A Pair of Bust Portraits of Beauties - Jidai Kagami (Mirror of the Ages).
By Yoshu Chikanobu
Located in London, GB
these okubi-e prints (i.e. bust portraits); kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and
Category
1890s Prints and Multiples
A Group of Six Bust Portraits of Beauties - Jidai Kagami (Mirror of the Ages).
By Yoshu Chikanobu
Located in London, London
here with these okubi-e prints (i.e. bust portraits); kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from
Category
1890s Other Art Style Portrait Prints
Materials
Wood
Dressing Room 53 Stations of Tokaido - Woodblock Utagawa Hiroshige and Kunisada
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
prints of female beauties and kabuki actors in the Utagawa style. It was not until 1829–1830 that
Category
1850s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
Yoshu Chikanobu, Four Bust Portraits of Beauties, woodblock prints, signed, 1896
By Yoshu Chikanobu
Located in London, GB
these okubi-e prints (i.e. bust portraits); kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and
Category
1890s Portrait Prints
Japanese Takeda Ningyo of an Actor Playing a Warrior at Sea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Takeda Ningyo depicting an actor from a Kabuki play in a role of a warrior at the sea with
Category
Antique 1840s Japanese Edo Toys and Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Japanese Figurative Edo Woodblock Set of Two
By Toyohara Kunichika
Located in Soquel, CA
love of Kabuki inspired him to depict actors in their various roles and varying facial expressions. His
Category
1880s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
Kagami-ishi Sukeroku Japanese Wood Block of a Sumo
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Houston, TX
Toyokuni, the great master of the Utagawa school and prominent designer of kabuki and actor-portrait prints
Category
1840s Edo Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
"Hibikinada Gorokichi" Japanese Wood Block of a Sumo
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Houston, TX
Toyokuni, the great master of the Utagawa school and prominent designer of kabuki and actor-portrait prints
Category
1840s Edo Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
"Yonde mitaso" - Geisha with Origami - Japanese Woodblock
By Toyohara Kunichika
Located in Soquel, CA
. His love of Kabuki inspired him to depict actors in their various roles and varying facial expressions
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Kawarazaki Gonjuro Acting as Araiso no Koji
original ukiyo-e woodblock 1860s
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
pattern of the Utagawa school, Kunisada's main occupation was kabuki and actor prints, and about two
Category
1860s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Masami Teraoka Signed Limited Print Kunisada Eclipsed Hawaii Snorkel Series 1993
By Masami Teraoka
Located in Studio City, CA
woodblock prints (often using Kabuki theatre actors, geisha, and samurai characters), infusing them with
Category
1990s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Utagawa Toyokuni III, Kabuki Play, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in London, GB
is best known for his kabuki actor and beauty woodblock prints.
This print is based on the kabuki
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Prints
Materials
Paper
Utagawa Toyokuni III, Tale of Genji, Music, Original Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in London, GB
printmaking artists in the 19th century. He is best known for his kabuki actors and beauty woodblock prints
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Prints
Materials
Paper
Kunichika Toyohara, Kabuki Theatre, Actors, Japanese Woodblock Print, Triptych
By Toyohara Kunichika
Located in London, GB
Artist: Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900)
Title: Kabuki scene from the play 'Kiwametsuki Banzui Chobei
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Prints
Materials
Paper
Small Antique Japanese Takeda Ningyo, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Edo Period
Located in New York, NY
A small antique Japanese Takeda Ningyo of a Kabuki Actor on the Stage in the role of Toyotomi
Category
Antique 1840s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile
Kabuki Samurai Ukyo-e, Ancient Print, Utagawa School; Edo Period
Located in Vigevano, IT
;, artist produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as kabuki actor. This print is by Utugawa
Category
Antique 1790s Japanese Edo Prints
Materials
Paper
Ukiyo-e Triptych by Utagawa Kunisada
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
, Kunisada's main occupation was kabuki and actor prints, like this theater performance with the giant cat
Category
Antique 1850s Japanese Edo Prints
Materials
Paper
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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.
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