Ryukosai Jokei: Yakusha mono iwai 旦生言語備 (A Celebration of Actors) - British Museum

Artist: Ryukosai Jokei

Title: Yakusha mono iwai 旦生言語備 (A Celebration of Actors)

Date: 1784

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Illustrated book, 2 volumes. Illustrations of 49 actors, each with a poem. A table of the actors with their stage clan names (yago) and haiku pen names (haimyo) in the last page of each volume. Woodblock-printed text and images.

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