shini-e
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thumb|right|Shini-e of Kunisada by Kunichika, 1864 , also called "death pictures" or "death portraits", are Japanese woodblock prints, particularly those done in the ukiyo-e style popular through the Edo period (1603–1867) and into the beginnings of the 20th century.
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thumb|right|Shini-e of Kunisada by Kunichika, 1864 , also called "death pictures" or "death portraits", are Japanese woodblock prints, particularly those done in the ukiyo-e style popular through the Edo period (1603–1867) and into the beginnings of the 20th century.
When a kabuki actor died, memorial portraits were conventionally published with his farewell poem and posthumous name.
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