細川勝元 河原崎権十郎・外記左衛門 市川団蔵・仁木弾正 中村芝翫(収載資料名:豊国画帖)
A Japanese woodblock print album from 1862, published by Kagaya and made by the artist Toyokuni for a theatre-loving public, with actor portraits in kabuki roles. The three pictures show men in costume on a wooden stage floor against night waves and a moon, with bold patterned robes and strong blue and indigo color. A designer could take the flat, graphic use of repeated wave and fabric patterns and the dramatic night-sea backdrop.


