Actors in the rain. From 'Yakusha sangaikyo' a book showing actors enjoying themselves in the Pleasure Quarters of Edo. Woodblock colour printed. Imag

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Actors in the rain. From 'Yakusha sangaikyo' a book showing actors enjoying themselves in the Pleasure Quarters of Edo. Woodblock colour printed. Image taken from Yakusha Sangaikyo ('Amusements For Actors On The Third Floor'). Originally published in Edo 1801. Author Sanba Shikitei, Illustrated by Toyokuni Utagawa.

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Keywords: actor, actors, amusements, entertainer, entertainment, historical, history, japanese, people, role, sanba, sangaikyo, shikitei, toyokuni, utagawa, yakusha