役やく者しゃ絵え

noun

actor print; yakusha-e; ukiyo-e print of kabuki actors

Historical term for a genre of ukiyo-e woodblock prints depicting kabuki actors, popular in the Edo period.

See also: 浮世絵

• この役やく者しゃ絵えは、江え戸ど時じ代だいの有ゆう名めいな歌か舞ぶ伎き役やく者しゃを描えがいている。

  This actor print depicts a famous kabuki actor from the Edo period.

• 浮うき世よ絵えの中なかでも、役やく者しゃ絵えは特とくに人にん気きがあった。

  Among ukiyo-e, actor prints were especially popular.