Five woodblock prints, one of which is a title page, with relief. From the series 'The Kabuki Eighteen (Kabuki Jūhachiban)'.
Title page and index (mokuroku 目録).
'Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Fuwa Banzaemon in Fuwa'.
'Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Narukami Shōnin'. 'Ichikawa Danjuro as Toraya Tokichi selling uiro'.
Sheet sizes 43.6 x 27.9, 44 x 28, 24.1 x 28, 43.5 x 27.8 cm.
Not framed. Creases. Stains.
'Eighteen Best Kabuki Plays' is a collection of plays established by Ichikawa Danjuro VII that represents the special 'aragoto' acting style of the Danjuro kabuki line of actors. In the Meiji period other acting families began to gather their most successful plays into similar collections. This series presents leading actors in famous roles, some of which are still popular and performed today.