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[[Image:SharakuTwoActors.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[Kabuki]] actors [[Bando Zenji|Bandô Zenji]] (on the left, in the role of Onisadobo) and [[Sawamura Yodogoro II|Sawamura Yodogorô II]] (on the right, as Kawatsura Hogen), in the play ''[[Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura]]'' ("Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry-Trees"); 1794/5.]]

[[Image:SharakuTwoActors.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[Kabuki]] actors [[Bando Zenji|Bandô Zenji]] (on the left, in the role of Onisadobo) and [[Sawamura Yodogoro II|Sawamura Yodogorô II]] (on the right, as Kawatsura Hogen), in the play ''[[Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura]]'' ("Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry-Trees"); 1794/5.]]

*''Active: [[1794]]/5-[[1795]]/2''

*''Active: [[1794]]/5-[[1795]]/2''

*''Japanese'': 東洲斎 写楽 ''(Toushuusai Sharaku)''

*''Japanese'': 東洲斎 写楽 ''(Toushuusai Sharaku)''

Sharaku is one of the most mysterious ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' artists. He was active for only ten months, between 1794 and 1795, producing a number of designs, of which roughly 160 are extant today. His designs are bold, reflecting a very individual style, which has been much praised and lauded, but very little is known of his life or background.

Sharaku is one of the most mysterious ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' artists. He was active for only ten months, between 1794 and 1795, producing a number of designs, of which roughly 160 are extant today. His designs are bold, reflecting a very individual style, which has been much praised and lauded, but very little is known of his life or background.