The eighteen kabuki plays

Kabuki juhachiban  歌舞伎十八番

The eighteen kabuki plays (Kabuki juhachiban 歌舞伎十八番 ) 

Collection of plays established in 1840 by Ichikawa Danjuro VII and representing the favorite plays associated with the Ichikawa line. Most of these plays are not "plays", but are the most popular scenes extracted from works now largely forgotten or lost. Ota Masamitsu did this series of small prints in 1931. Each prints was presented on a cardboard support with an explanation notice in Japanese. The prints are presented here in the chronological order of the play creation (All images courtesy of Artelino (https://www.artelino.com/) or Darrel C. Karl's website (https://mjpap.com/index.html) 

Fuwa Banzaemon  in "Fuwa"

 Narukami (Act IV of Narukami Fudô Kitayama Zakura)

Kamakura Gongorô Kademasa in "Shibaraku"

Fudo Myôô in "Tsuwamono Kongen Soga"

Uwanari in "Isshin Gokai no Tama"

Mino Tagenji Takeru and Ôtomo Daijin Kachimaro in "Zohiki"

Benkei in "Kanjinchô"

Oshimodoshi in "Oshimodoshi"

Toraya Tôkichi in "Uirô Uri"

Soga Gorô Tokimune in "Ya-no-ne" (Arrowhead)

Emperor Kan-U in "Uruzuki Ninin Kagekiyo"

Kagekiyo in "Oichô Sakae Kagekiyo"

Gagoze Akaemon in "Nanatsu Men" (Seven masks)

Kumedera Danjô in "Kenuki" (Act III of Narukami Fudô Kitayama Zakura)

Akushichibyôe Kagekiyo in "Gedatsu"

Hebiyanagi no Sei in "Jayanagi" (The snake-willow)

Kamara no Kôtota and Taira no Yoshikado in "Kamahige"