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Yakusha-e

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Sharaku; The Kabuki actors Bando Zenji (on the left, in the role of Benkei) and Sawamura Yodogoro II (on the right, as Yoshitsune), in the play Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura (Yoshitsune of the Thousand Cherry-Trees); 1794, fifth month.

Yakusha-e is a subgenre of ukiyo-e. This is about depiction of Kabuki actors with makeup of their famous roles on woodblock prints.

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Ukiyo-e