In the context of this artwork, explore the Kabuki-e of the Medium and genre.
Literally 'kabuki pictures', kabuki-e began to be produced in Edo in the late seventeenth century. As kabuki grew in popularity, stars emerged, which in turn led to the yakusha-e (役者絵) (actor print) subgenre. Further subgenres of yakusha-e include ōkubi-e (大首絵) bust portraits, zenshin-zu (全身図) full-length portraits, mitate-e (見立絵) parody pictures, and shini-e (死に絵) death portraits.
Kabuki kabuki shini-e