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This is one of series focused on Kabuki actors in female role. "Kazaire" in the title means airing out and exposing in public the calligraphy or any other artworks possessed by temples or any others. Usually, Kabuki actors can be seen only on the stage, so this might be a special exposure.
The actor depicted here is Ichikawa Danjyuro IV. He contributed for the modernization of Kabuki, and created a lot of masterpieces including "Kagamijishi" produced in cooperation with Fukuchi Ouchi. Also he selected new Kabuki drawing cards which affected on the later world of Kabuki.
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Toyohara Kunichika (Toyohara Kunichika) (1835–1900) was a Japanese woodblock print artist. Talented as a child, at about thirteen he became a student of Tokyo's then-leading print maker, Utagawa Kunisada. His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama led to his production primarily of ukiyo-e actor-prints, which are woodblock prints of kabuki actors and scenes from popular plays of the time.
An alcoholic and womanizer, Kunichika also portrayed women deemed beautiful (bijinga), contemporary social life, and a few landscapes and historical scenes. He worked successfully in the Edo era, and carried those traditions into the Meiji era. To his contemporaries and now to some modern art historians, this has been seen as a significant achievement during a transitional period of great social and political change in Japan's history.
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