Japan: The actor Nakamura Utaemon III playing Ichikawa Gomeon, by Gigado Ashiyuki (1826)

Gigadō Ashiyuki was a designer of ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock prints in Osaka, who was active from about 1813 to 1833. He was a pupil of Asayama Ashikuni, and was also a haiku poet. Ashiyuki is best known for his ōban sized (about 14 x 10 inches or 36 x 25 centimeters), prints of kabuki actors, although he also illustrated books.

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