Are you #TeamKuniyoshi or #TeamKunisada?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  Plaid: Who wore it better?

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  • A.
    The young man-about-town in indigo-dyed yukata (summer kimono) was runway ready.
  • B.
    The teenage girl with a plate of takeout sushi rocked that kimono.
• 2.
  Inked: Dragons or Lobsters?

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  • A.
    A full-body dragon tattoo would make any warrior tremble!
  • B.
    Dragons are cliché, but a red lobster on the forearm? That's original!
• 3.
  Spotted! Which kabuki star would you want to see on the cover of People?

  • A.
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    Iwai Kumesaburō II as Agemaki 
  • B.
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    Onoe Kikugorō III as Nagoya Sanza
  • C.
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    Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Sukeroku
  • D.
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    Onoe Kikugorō III as Shinbei
  • E.
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    Iwai Hanshirō VI as a young lady
  • F.
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    Ichikawa Ebizō V as Fuwa Banzaemon
• 4.
  Beauty Challenge: Windblown or Cat Attack?

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  • A.
    A woman who can smile while holding a wriggling cat possesses beauty inside and out!
  • B.
    Looking good while folding laundry in the wind? Now that's a feat!
• 5.
  Triptych or trip-and-miss: Would you hang this sea monster print on your wall?

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  • A.
    No! Shipwrecks and sea monsters? A print this big should be more hero than fish.
  • B.
    Would I ever! Shipwrecks and sea monsters are the best.
• 6.
  Triptych or trip-and-miss: Would you hang this fierce warrior print on your wall?

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  • A.
    Yes! Villains and heroes, that's what a great print should be.
  • B.
    Yawn...no. Where are the monsters?
• 7.
  Which supernatural cat would keep you up at night?

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  • A.
    The one on the left! A giant cat monster would wreck my day.
  • B.
    The one on the right! Those ears, that hair...I wouldn't want to meet any cat monster.

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  #TeamKunisada

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  Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864) was the popular favorite during his lifetime, famous for realistic portraits of Kabuki theater actors, sensual images of beautiful women, and the luxurious settings he imagined for historical scenes.
• 2.
  #TeamKuniyoshi

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  Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) is beloved by today’s connoisseurs and collectors for his dynamic action scenes of tattooed warriors and supernatural monsters—foreshadowing present-day manga and anime—as well as comic prints and a few especially daring works that feature forbidden political satire in disguise.