![Nogaku zue (1899 (Meiji)) by Sakamaki Kogyo and Matsuke Heikichi]()
Nogaku zue (1899 (Meiji)) by Sakamaki Kogyo and Matsuke Heikichi![The Actor Nakamura Sojuro (ca. 1865-80 (late Edo)) by Utagawa Yoshitaki]()
The Actor Nakamura Sojuro (ca. 1865-80 (late Edo)) by Utagawa Yoshitaki![The Actor Iwai Kumesaburō III Performing as the Girl Yae, later Seyama (1858 (late Edo)) by Utagawa Toyokuni III and Uoya…]()
The Actor Iwai Kumesaburō III Performing as the Girl Yae, later Seyama (1858 (late Edo)) by Utagawa Toyokuni III and Uoya…![Actor in the No Play Hanagatami (1926) by Kogyo Tsukioka. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.]()
Actor in the No Play Hanagatami (1926) by Kogyo Tsukioka. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.![Kabuki actors, Japanese man painting by G.A. Audsley-Japanese illustration. Public domain image from our own original 1884…]()
Kabuki actors, Japanese man painting by G.A. Audsley-Japanese illustration. Public domain image from our own original 1884…![Japanese woman with umbrella (1725-1794) vintage woodblock print by Ippitsusai Bunchō. Original public domain image from the…]()
Japanese woman with umbrella (1725-1794) vintage woodblock print by Ippitsusai Bunchō. Original public domain image from the…![Japanese woman png with umbrella on transparent background. Remastered by rawpixel.]()
Japanese woman png with umbrella on transparent background. Remastered by rawpixel. ![Kabuki actors, Japanese man painting by G.A. Audsley-Japanese illustration. Public domain image from our own original 1884…]()
Kabuki actors, Japanese man painting by G.A. Audsley-Japanese illustration. Public domain image from our own original 1884…![Japanese woman (1711-1785) vintage woodblock print by Ishikawa Toyonobu. Original public domain image from the Library of…]()
Japanese woman (1711-1785) vintage woodblock print by Ishikawa Toyonobu. Original public domain image from the Library of…![Japanese woman (1769-1825) vintage woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni. Original public domain image from the Library of…]()
Japanese woman (1769-1825) vintage woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni. Original public domain image from the Library of…![Japanese woman in kimono (1786-1864) vintage woodcut prints by Utagawa Kunisada. Original public domain image from the…]()
Japanese woman in kimono (1786-1864) vintage woodcut prints by Utagawa Kunisada. Original public domain image from the…![Takenuki gorō (1712) by Torii Kiyomasu. Original public domain image from the Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by…]()
Takenuki gorō (1712) by Torii Kiyomasu. Original public domain image from the Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by…![Japanese woman (1794-1795) vintage painting by Utagawa Toyokuni. Original public domain image from The Minneapolis Institute…]()
Japanese woman (1794-1795) vintage painting by Utagawa Toyokuni. Original public domain image from The Minneapolis Institute…![The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Spirit of Joro-gumo (Harlot Spider) Disguised as the Maiko Tsumagiku (?), in the Play…]()
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Spirit of Joro-gumo (Harlot Spider) Disguised as the Maiko Tsumagiku (?), in the Play…![Japanese woman character (1777-1835) vintage woodcut prints by Utagawa Toyokuni. Original public domain image from the…]()
Japanese woman character (1777-1835) vintage woodcut prints by Utagawa Toyokuni. Original public domain image from the…![Japanese male actor performing the “Catching the Fox" Dance (1778) vintage painting by Torii Kiyonobu. Original public…]()
Japanese male actor performing the “Catching the Fox" Dance (1778) vintage painting by Torii Kiyonobu. Original public…![The Actor Yoshizawa Iroha I as Princess Yosooi (Yosooi Hime) in the Play Kikujido Shuen no Iwaya, Performed at the Morita…]()
The Actor Yoshizawa Iroha I as Princess Yosooi (Yosooi Hime) in the Play Kikujido Shuen no Iwaya, Performed at the Morita…![The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sakata Hyogonosuke Kintoki, in the Play Shitenno Tonoi no Kisewata (Raiko's Four Intrepid…]()
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sakata Hyogonosuke Kintoki, in the Play Shitenno Tonoi no Kisewata (Raiko's Four Intrepid…![Näyttelijä ichikawa danjuro vii. leijona-tanssi shosagoto-näytelmässä, 1817, Toyokuni I]()
Näyttelijä ichikawa danjuro vii. leijona-tanssi shosagoto-näytelmässä, 1817, Toyokuni I![Japanese actor in the Lion Dance (1778) vintage woodblock print by Katsukawa Shunkō. Original public domain image from The…]()
Japanese actor in the Lion Dance (1778) vintage woodblock print by Katsukawa Shunkō. Original public domain image from The…![Japanese woman with umbrella psd. Remastered by rawpixel.]()
Japanese woman with umbrella psd. Remastered by rawpixel. ![The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Benkei in the Play Dai Danna Kanjincho, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Eleventh…]()
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Benkei in the Play Dai Danna Kanjincho, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Eleventh…![The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Taira no Masakado Disguised as Otomo no Kuronushi (?) or Sugawara Micihizane (?) in the…]()
The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Taira no Masakado Disguised as Otomo no Kuronushi (?) or Sugawara Micihizane (?) in the…![The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as Soga no Goro by Okumura Masanobu]()
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as Soga no Goro by Okumura Masanobu![The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu (right), Nakamura Kiyosaburo (center right), Sanogawa Senzo (center left), and Nakamura…]()
The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu (right), Nakamura Kiyosaburo (center right), Sanogawa Senzo (center left), and Nakamura…![Kneeling actor and standing beauty holding a tray of clothes, from the series "Fuji in Summer Matched with Beautiful Women…]()
Kneeling actor and standing beauty holding a tray of clothes, from the series "Fuji in Summer Matched with Beautiful Women…![The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shinokobe Shoji Yukihira in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura Theater…]()
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shinokobe Shoji Yukihira in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura Theater…![The actor Matsumoto Koshiro V as Ishikawa Goemon in the play "Sanmon Gosan no Kiri," performed at the Ichimura Theater in…]()
The actor Matsumoto Koshiro V as Ishikawa Goemon in the play "Sanmon Gosan no Kiri," performed at the Ichimura Theater in…![Japanese woman png on transparent background. Remastered by rawpixel.]()
Japanese woman png on transparent background. Remastered by rawpixel. ![Näyttelijä iwai hanshiro v näytelmässä imose no en risho kumi-ito (miehen ja vaimon kohtalon punos), 1817, by Utagawa…]()
Näyttelijä iwai hanshiro v näytelmässä imose no en risho kumi-ito (miehen ja vaimon kohtalon punos), 1817, by Utagawa…![Näyttelijä onoe baiko näytelmässä kanadehon chusingura (uskolliset vasallit), 1854, by Utagawa Kunisada]()
Näyttelijä onoe baiko näytelmässä kanadehon chusingura (uskolliset vasallit), 1854, by Utagawa Kunisada![The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the…]()
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the…![The actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Taira Shinno Masakado by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)]()
The actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Taira Shinno Masakado by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)![The Actors Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Juro, Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Oiso no Tora, Azuma Tozo III as Miura Katagai, and…]()
The Actors Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Juro, Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Oiso no Tora, Azuma Tozo III as Miura Katagai, and…![Yamatoya Tojaku (The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Otoma, Daughter of Ohina from Inamuragasaki in Kamakura) (Yondai-me Iwai…]()
Yamatoya Tojaku (The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Otoma, Daughter of Ohina from Inamuragasaki in Kamakura) (Yondai-me Iwai…![The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Thunder God, an Incarnation of Kan Shojo, in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami…]()
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Thunder God, an Incarnation of Kan Shojo, in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami…![The actors Onoe Kikugoro III, Onoe Matsutake III, and Iwai Kumesaburo II by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)]()
The actors Onoe Kikugoro III, Onoe Matsutake III, and Iwai Kumesaburo II by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)![The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Matsukaze (right), Ichikawa Komazo II as Ariwara no Yukihira (center), and Iwai Hanshiro IV…]()
The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Matsukaze (right), Ichikawa Komazo II as Ariwara no Yukihira (center), and Iwai Hanshiro IV…![The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Kawazu no Saburo in the Play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in…]()
The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Kawazu no Saburo in the Play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in…![The Actor Sawamura Tamagashira as a Strolling Musician in the Play Dai Danna Kanjincho, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater…]()
The Actor Sawamura Tamagashira as a Strolling Musician in the Play Dai Danna Kanjincho, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater…![Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugorō III as the Spirit of the Courtesan Yonakishii]()
Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugorō III as the Spirit of the Courtesan Yonakishii ![The Actor Arashi Wakano as a woman standing beneath a cherry tree by Okumura Toshinobu]()
The Actor Arashi Wakano as a woman standing beneath a cherry tree by Okumura Toshinobu![The Actor Tomizawa Montaro I as Miyako no Mae in the play "Izu Genji Horai Yakata," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…]()
The Actor Tomizawa Montaro I as Miyako no Mae in the play "Izu Genji Horai Yakata," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…![Japanese women psd. Remastered by rawpixel.]()
Japanese women psd. Remastered by rawpixel. ![The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the thunder god, an incarnation of Kan Shojo, in the play "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami,"…]()
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the thunder god, an incarnation of Kan Shojo, in the play "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami,"…![The actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Taizan Taketora by Tōshūsai Sharaku]()
The actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Taizan Taketora by Tōshūsai Sharaku![Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô V as Watanabe Kiou Takiguchi and Nakamura Nakazô I as Taira no Kiyomori in the “Shibaraku” scene…]()
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô V as Watanabe Kiou Takiguchi and Nakamura Nakazô I as Taira no Kiyomori in the “Shibaraku” scene…![Japanese woman psd. Remastered by rawpixel.]()
Japanese woman psd. Remastered by rawpixel. ![The Actor Hayakawa Shinkatsu as a Woman Standing under Cherry Tree by Shôju]()
The Actor Hayakawa Shinkatsu as a Woman Standing under Cherry Tree by Shôju![The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role by Katsukawa Shunsho]()
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role by Katsukawa Shunsho![The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Street-Walker Otsuyu in the Play Cho Chidori Wakayagi Soga, Performed at the Ichimura…]()
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Street-Walker Otsuyu in the Play Cho Chidori Wakayagi Soga, Performed at the Ichimura…![The Actor Ichikawa Raizo II as Murakami Hikoshiro Yoshiteru in the Play Oyoroi Ebido Shinozuka, Performed at the Nakamura…]()
The Actor Ichikawa Raizo II as Murakami Hikoshiro Yoshiteru in the Play Oyoroi Ebido Shinozuka, Performed at the Nakamura…![The Actor Ichikawa Komazo III as Fuji Sakon (?) in the Play Egara Tenjin Risho Kagami (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater…]()
The Actor Ichikawa Komazo III as Fuji Sakon (?) in the Play Egara Tenjin Risho Kagami (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater…![The actor Ichikawa Dajuro VII and a woman watching boy write first calligraphy of the New Year by Utagawa Kunisada II…]()
The actor Ichikawa Dajuro VII and a woman watching boy write first calligraphy of the New Year by Utagawa Kunisada II…![The Actor Sakata Hangoro II as the Sumo Wrestler Kujaku Saburo Narihira (?) in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi…]()
The Actor Sakata Hangoro II as the Sumo Wrestler Kujaku Saburo Narihira (?) in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi…![The Actor Sanjo Kantaro as a courtesan by Okumura Toshinobu]()
The Actor Sanjo Kantaro as a courtesan by Okumura Toshinobu![PNG Kabuki actor, Japanese man by G.A. Audsley-Japanese illustration, transparent background. Remixed by rawpixel.]()
PNG Kabuki actor, Japanese man by G.A. Audsley-Japanese illustration, transparent background. Remixed by rawpixel.![Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV as Akita Jônosuke Yoshikage in a “Shibaraku” role in “Memorial Service for St. Nichiren: A Model of…]()
Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV as Akita Jônosuke Yoshikage in a “Shibaraku” role in “Memorial Service for St. Nichiren: A Model of…![The Actors Sawamura Sojuro III as Kusunoki Tatewaki Masatsura (right), Onoe Matsusuke I as the Monk Sahei Bozu (center) and…]()
The Actors Sawamura Sojuro III as Kusunoki Tatewaki Masatsura (right), Onoe Matsusuke I as the Monk Sahei Bozu (center) and…![The Actor Nakayama Kojuro VI as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Disguised as Lady Hotoke (Hotoke Gozen) in the Play Yukimotsu Take…]()
The Actor Nakayama Kojuro VI as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Disguised as Lady Hotoke (Hotoke Gozen) in the Play Yukimotsu Take…![The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Lady Tomoe (Tomoe Gozen) in the Play Yasa Gumbai Miyako no Jindori, Performed at the Miyako…]()
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Lady Tomoe (Tomoe Gozen) in the Play Yasa Gumbai Miyako no Jindori, Performed at the Miyako…![The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Yuki Onna (the Snow Woman) in a dance interlude in scene two of the Joruri "Courtesan's…]()
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Yuki Onna (the Snow Woman) in a dance interlude in scene two of the Joruri "Courtesan's…![Three Komuso Monks: The Actors Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) as Kudo Suketsune (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Juro…]()
Three Komuso Monks: The Actors Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) as Kudo Suketsune (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Juro…![The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V, Probably as Ise no Saburo Disguised as Sanjo Uemon, Leader of a Robber Gang, in Part Two of…]()
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V, Probably as Ise no Saburo Disguised as Sanjo Uemon, Leader of a Robber Gang, in Part Two of…![The Actors Ichimura Kamezo I as Jo and Ichimura Kichigoro as Uba in a scene from Takasago by Torii Kiyohiro]()
The Actors Ichimura Kamezo I as Jo and Ichimura Kichigoro as Uba in a scene from Takasago by Torii Kiyohiro![The Actors Segawa Kikunojo I as Osome and Sodesaki Kikutaro as Hisamatsu in the play "Osome Hisamatsu Shinju," performed at…]()
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo I as Osome and Sodesaki Kikutaro as Hisamatsu in the play "Osome Hisamatsu Shinju," performed at…![The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Watanabe no Tsuna and Segawa Kikunojo V as the female demon in the play "Modori Bridge…]()
The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Watanabe no Tsuna and Segawa Kikunojo V as the female demon in the play "Modori Bridge…![The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Suketsune in the Play Koi no Yosuga Kanegaki Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in…]()
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Suketsune in the Play Koi no Yosuga Kanegaki Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in…![The Actor Hayakawa Shinkatsu as Toyohime in the play "Goshozome Koyo Gunki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…]()
The Actor Hayakawa Shinkatsu as Toyohime in the play "Goshozome Koyo Gunki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…![The actors Sawamura Sojuro II as Satsuma Gengobei and Arashi Ryuzo II as Mawashi-otoko Yasuke in the play "Edo Sunago…]()
The actors Sawamura Sojuro II as Satsuma Gengobei and Arashi Ryuzo II as Mawashi-otoko Yasuke in the play "Edo Sunago…![Woman holding puppet of actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Karigane Bunshichi by Utagawa Kuniyasu]()
Woman holding puppet of actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Karigane Bunshichi by Utagawa Kuniyasu![A Young Male Actor on Parade in Autumn Rain by Suzuki Harunobu]()
A Young Male Actor on Parade in Autumn Rain by Suzuki Harunobu![The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke as a nobleman and Dekishima Daisuke as a noblewoman by Okumura Toshinobu]()
The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke as a nobleman and Dekishima Daisuke as a noblewoman by Okumura Toshinobu![Japanese woman illustration psd. Remastered by rawpixel.]()
Japanese woman illustration psd. Remastered by rawpixel. ![Takinoya: Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Juro, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"…]()
Takinoya: Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Juro, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"…![Actors Mimasu Tokujirô I as Hayano Kampei (Left) and Nakayama Kojûrô VI as Ono Sadakurô (Right) in “Treasury of the 47 Loyal…]()
Actors Mimasu Tokujirô I as Hayano Kampei (Left) and Nakayama Kojûrô VI as Ono Sadakurô (Right) in “Treasury of the 47 Loyal…![Actor Nakayama Tomisaburô as a Shirabyôshi Dancer in “The Maiden at Dôjô Temple” (“Musume Dôjô-ji”) by Katsukawa Shun'ei]()
Actor Nakayama Tomisaburô as a Shirabyôshi Dancer in “The Maiden at Dôjô Temple” (“Musume Dôjô-ji”) by Katsukawa Shun'ei![The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as Tomita Hyotaro (Shodai Ichikawa Omezo no Tomita Hyotaro) by Tōshūsai Sharaku]()
The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as Tomita Hyotaro (Shodai Ichikawa Omezo no Tomita Hyotaro) by Tōshūsai Sharaku![The actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as Prince Korehito in the guise of the maid Wakakusa of the Otomo family by Tōshūsai Sharaku]()
The actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as Prince Korehito in the guise of the maid Wakakusa of the Otomo family by Tōshūsai Sharaku![An Actors' Boating Party on the Sumida River by Torii Kiyonaga]()
An Actors' Boating Party on the Sumida River by Torii Kiyonaga![The Actors Nakamura Takesaburo as Shikishi Naishinno and Tsuruya Nanboku as Gengoro in the play "Tategami Teika Kazura,"…]()
The Actors Nakamura Takesaburo as Shikishi Naishinno and Tsuruya Nanboku as Gengoro in the play "Tategami Teika Kazura,"…![The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Omi no Kotoda (right), and Otani Hiroji III as Bamba no Chuda (left), in the Joruri "Sono…]()
The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Omi no Kotoda (right), and Otani Hiroji III as Bamba no Chuda (left), in the Joruri "Sono…![The actor Sakata Hangoro III as Fujikawa Mizuemon by Tōshūsai Sharaku]()
The actor Sakata Hangoro III as Fujikawa Mizuemon by Tōshūsai Sharaku![The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I in a female role by Torii Kiyomasu II]()
The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I in a female role by Torii Kiyomasu II![The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in Street Attire (by Shun'ei) Conversing with Two Women (by Shuncho) by Katsukawa Shun'ei]()
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in Street Attire (by Shun'ei) Conversing with Two Women (by Shuncho) by Katsukawa Shun'ei![The Actor Kirinami Onoe as Osasa in the play "Hachijin Taiheiki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eighth month…]()
The Actor Kirinami Onoe as Osasa in the play "Hachijin Taiheiki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eighth month…![The actor Fujikawa Tomokichi II as Okaru, wife of Kanpei by Utagawa Kuniyasu]()
The actor Fujikawa Tomokichi II as Okaru, wife of Kanpei by Utagawa Kuniyasu![The Actor Ichimura Takenojo IV as Kanaya Kingoro in the play "Ima wa Mukashi Omokage Soga," performed at the Ichimura…]()
The Actor Ichimura Takenojo IV as Kanaya Kingoro in the play "Ima wa Mukashi Omokage Soga," performed at the Ichimura…![The Actors Nakamura Denkuro II as Seno-o Taro, Ichikawa Komazo II as Yorimasa, Nakamura Nakazo I as Taira no Kiyomori, and…]()
The Actors Nakamura Denkuro II as Seno-o Taro, Ichikawa Komazo II as Yorimasa, Nakamura Nakazo I as Taira no Kiyomori, and…![The actor Iwai Kumesaburo II as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play "Oichiza Soga no Shimadai," performed at the Kawarazaki…]()
The actor Iwai Kumesaburo II as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play "Oichiza Soga no Shimadai," performed at the Kawarazaki…![The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Izutsu Onnanosuke (?) in the Play Keisei Tsuki no Miyako (?), Performed at the Morita…]()
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Izutsu Onnanosuke (?) in the Play Keisei Tsuki no Miyako (?), Performed at the Morita…