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One of only seven known prints by Kabukidō Enkyō, this print depicts Nakamura Nakazō II as Matsuōmaru from the play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami. Nakazō strikes a fearsome pose, made all the more striking with his kumadori makeup. It is an ōkubi yakusha-e, a bust portrait of a kabuki actor, like Kabukidō's other six known works. Little is known of Kabukidō except that he may have been a student of Sharaku. The original print was probably produced in 1796. It seems like a little kimedashi blind embossing may have been used on the nose of the actor to make it more prominent.
Other prints in this set
- Taisho era subscription prints
- Kaigetsudo Beauty
- Soga Parody
- Two Beautiful Young Housewives
- Parody of Chinese Theme
- Parody of Chinese Theme
- At the Fukagawa Pleasure Quarter
- Dancers as Parody of Ebisu and Daikoku
- Parody of a Kokin Wakashū poem
- Crane over Waves
- Harukoma Dance
- Scene from Hachinoki
- Parody of Morals for Women
- Kabuki Actor Nakamura Nakazō II
- Fuji from a Window
- Climbers on Mt. Fuji
- Two Women Dancing Sanbasō
- Beauty Catching Fireflies
- Yaoya Oshichi in front of a Mirror
- Higuchi's Wife Tokonatsu
- Ichimatsu and Shōtaro
- Beauty and Rooster
- Beauty with Umbrella
- Monkey Trainer on the Sumida River
- Young Woman with Fireflies
- Courtesan and Helper
- Ono no Tōfū Watching a Frog
- Beauty Battling the Wind
- Cooling Off in the Evening
- Autumn Breeze
- Beauty in the Wind
- Harunobu Snow Scene
- Courtesan Burning a Love Letter
- Courtesan and Dog
- Courtesan Beside a Lamp
- Making Tanabata Decorations
- Bats on a Summer Evening
- Kaoru & Eguchi of the Shin-Kanaya
- Ono no Komachi and Seki Temple
- Heron and Crow
- Two Courtesans on a Balcony
- Kisen Hoshi
- A summer scene
- Danjuro
- Hair Washing
- Evening Bell of the Long Stay
- New Year's Scene
- Outing in the snow
- Going out together
- Tanikaze and Naniwaya Okita