Sharaku

Japanese · 1764–1801 · Painter, Printmaker

Japanese artist (fl. 1794–1795)

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Japanese artist (fl. 1794–1795)

Born 1764Died 1801Occupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q361174 ↗ULAN 500118852 ↗Museum works 14

ukiyo-e

Also known as Saito Sharaku, Sharaku Toshusai, Tôshûsai, Toshusai Sharaku

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Sharaku, The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro as Banzuin Chobei — **The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro as Banzuin Chobei**Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H…

Sharaku, The Actor Onoye Matsusuke as a Ronin — **The Actor Onoye Matsusuke as a Ronin**Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H…

Sharaku, The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as the Otomos' Maid Wakakusa, Actually Prince Korehito — **The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as the Otomos' Maid Wakakusa, Actually Prince Korehito**1794–75 · Middle sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Francis Lathrop Collection, Purchase, Fre…

Sharaku, Segawa Tomisaburō II and Nakamura Manyo as Yadorigi and Her Maid Wakakusa in the Play "Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga" — **Segawa Tomisaburō II and Nakamura Manyo as Yadorigi and Her Maid Wakakusa in the Play "Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga"**1794 · Woodblock print; ink, color, white mica on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1928 — Open Access (CC0)

Sharaku, Bandō Hikosaburō III as Sagisaka Sanai in the Play "Koinyōbō Somewake Tazuna" — **Bandō Hikosaburō III as Sagisaka Sanai in the Play "Koinyōbō Somewake Tazuna"**1794 · Woodblock print; ink, color, white mica on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henr…

Sharaku, Nakayama Tomisaburō as Miyagino in the Play "Katakiuchi Noriyaibanashi" — **Nakayama Tomisaburō as Miyagino in the Play "Katakiuchi Noriyaibanashi"**1794 · Woodblock print; ink, color, white mica on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H…

Sharaku, Ichikawa Omezō I in the Role of Yakko Ippei from the Play "Koinyōbō somewake tazuna" — **Ichikawa Omezō I in the Role of Yakko Ippei from the Play "Koinyōbō somewake tazuna"**1794
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Sharaku, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sharaku, Kabuki Actor Ōtani Oniji III as Yakko Edobei in the Play The Colored Reins of a Loving Wife (Koi nyōbō somewake tazuna) — **Kabuki Actor Ōtani Oniji III as Yakko Edobei in the Play The Colored Reins of a Loving Wife (Koi nyōbō somewake tazuna)**1794
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sharaku, Nakajima Wadaemon and Nakamura Konozō as Bōdara no Chōzaemon and Kanagawaya no Gon in the Play "Katakiuchi noriyaibanashi" — **Nakajima Wadaemon and Nakamura Konozō as Bōdara no Chōzaemon and Kanagawaya no Gon in the Play "Katakiuchi noriyaibanashi"**1794
British Museum ↗
CC0 · Sharaku, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — British Museum

Sharaku, The actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu III and Ichikawa Tomiemon — **The actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu III and Ichikawa Tomiemon**1794
Library of Congress ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Library of Congress

Sharaku, Nakamura Nakazo II as Prince Koretaka Disguised in the Play Ōshukubai Koi no Hatsune — **Nakamura Nakazo II as Prince Koretaka Disguised in the Play Ōshukubai Koi no Hatsune**1794
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
CC0 · Sharaku, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Sharaku, Daidozan Bungoro Showing His Strength — **Daidozan Bungoro Showing His Strength**1795
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Sharaku, Segawa Tomisaburō as Yadorigi, wife of Ogishi Kurando — **Segawa Tomisaburō as Yadorigi, wife of Ogishi Kurando**1794
Library of Congress ↗
CC0 · Sharaku, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Library of Congress

Sharaku, Arashi Ryuzo as Ishibe Kinkichi the Moneylender — **Arashi Ryuzo as Ishibe Kinkichi the Moneylender**1794
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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