The Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō III in the Role of Shimada Jūzaburō, from the series "Image of Actors on Stage", Utagawa Toyokuni I

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The Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō III in the Role of Shimada Jūzaburō, from the series 'Image of Actors on Stage', Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1795, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. ( x cm), Prints, Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825), Toyokuni's series 'Kabuki Actors on Stage' was published between 1794 and 1796. In contrast to his rival To-shu-sai Sharaku, who exaggerated actors' climactic poses (mie) in close-up images, Toyokuni portrayed actors standing in relaxed poses

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