Medium and genre Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada)




1 medium , genre

1.1 kamigata-e
1.2 kabuki-e
1.3 Ōkubi-e





medium , genre

character name cartouche (l) , series title (r) detail


kamigata-e

gosōtei hirosada s works categorized kamigata-e (上方絵), term used distinguish prints produced in kamigata area (kyoto , osaka) produced in edo. gaining prominence century after emergence of ukiyo-e in edo, kamigata-e predominantly kabuki-e (歌舞伎絵) (images of kabuki actors), , produced exclusively amateur “talented kabuki fans” promoting favourite actors.


kabuki-e

literally kabuki pictures , kabuki-e began produced in edo in late seventeenth century. kabuki grew in popularity, stars emerged, in turn led yakusha-e (役者絵) (actor print) subgenre. further subgenres of yakusha-e include ōkubi-e (大首絵) bust portraits, zenshin-zu (全身図) full-length portraits, mitate-e (見立絵) parody pictures, , shini-e (死に絵) death portraits.


Ōkubi-e

Ōkubi-e prints, known ōgao-e (大顔絵), close-up ukiyo-e head shots of actors or beautiful women. hirosada s print bears many of typical marks of genre including plain background, dramatic posing of hands , arms, , emphasis on facial features , make-up. hirosada particularly associated genre of print due both number , quality of works of type produced.








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