Buncho and Shunsho: The Stage as Fans

One of the oldest classical forms of dance-drama, kabuki dates back over 400 years. The strong, animated actors of kabuki were idolized by the public and proved to be invigorating subjects for ukiyo-e artists. Two of the greatest artists in actor portraiture were Ippitsusai Buncho (fl.1765-1792) and Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and together they designed the dynamic series of kabuki portraits of the mid-18th century, Ehon Butai Ogi or Picture Book of Stage Fans. Designed and printed in 1770, each page features a half-length portrait of an actor framed by a fan shape. Both artists were brilliant in representing the individual character of each actor through subtle variations in their facial features.

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Artist

  • Buncho
  • Shunsho

Series

  • Ehon Butai Ogi: Picture Book of Stage Fans
  • Portraits of the Stage in Fan Shapes

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Manga & Bookplates
  • Portraits

Period

  • 1600 - 1800 (Early Edo)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

  • Small (ie. Chuban)

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Segawa Yujiro

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Ichimura Uzaemon

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Kabuki Actor Bando Matataro

Shunsho

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Otani Hiroji

Buncho

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Segawa Shichizo

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Matsumoto Koshiro

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Ichikawa Yaozo

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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Shoemon

Shunsho

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Kabuki Actor Sakata Kunihachi

Shunsho

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Kabuki Actor Iwai Hanshiro

Shunsho

Kabuki Actor Iwai Hanshiro

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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Tomozo

Shunsho

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Tomozo

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Kabuki Actor Zamoto (Theater Manager) Uzaemon

Shunsho

Kabuki Actor Zamoto (Theater Manager) Uzaemon

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Kabuki Actor Nakamura Dengoro

Shunsho

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Dengoro

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Nakamura Nakazo

Shunsho

Nakamura Nakazo

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