The popularity of Kabuki theater, Japanese dance and drama performed in elaborate costumes and makeup, rose during the Edo period (1615–1868) in part due to the employment of famous actors, who became favorite subjects of privately commissioned woodblock prints known as surimono. In this talk, Adam Haliburton, Ph.D. student in East Asian Languages and Literatures, looks at surimono issued by private fan clubs or by the actors themselves for their closest fans.



Space is limited.