kabuki ukiyo-e print; kabuki-e; shibai-e
A genre of ukiyo-e woodblock prints depicting kabuki actors, scenes, or performances. The term is primarily used in art-historical contexts.
This museum houses many valuable kabuki ukiyo-e prints.
Edo-period shibai-e convey the popularity of kabuki at that time to the present day.
Yakusha-e are actor prints, often overlapping with 芝居絵, but 芝居絵 can also include stage scenes and theater-related imagery beyond individual portraits.
Compound of 芝居 (shibai, 'play, theater') and 絵 (e, 'picture'). The term refers to ukiyo-e prints depicting kabuki performances.