Japan: 'Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII (1823-1854) in a Loin-Cloth', woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), 1857. Ichikawa Danjūrō was a Japanese kabuki actor of the prestigious Ichikawa Danjūrō line. Utagawa Kunisada, also as known as Utagawa Toyokuni III, was the most popular and prolific designer of Ukiyo-e woodblock prints during 19th-century Japan. His reputation and financial success far exceeded those of his fellow contemporaries.

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