![Juni dan zoku Kanadehon chushingura (1852 (late Edo)) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi and Mitaya Kihachi]()
Juni dan zoku Kanadehon chushingura (1852 (late Edo)) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi and Mitaya Kihachi![Nogaku zue (1899 (Meiji)) by Sakamaki Kogyo and Matsuke Heikichi]()
Nogaku zue (1899 (Meiji)) by Sakamaki Kogyo and Matsuke Heikichi![Nogaku zue (1898 (Meiji)) by Sakamaki Kogyo and Matsuke Heikichi]()
Nogaku zue (1898 (Meiji)) by Sakamaki Kogyo and Matsuke Heikichi![Nogaku zue (1898 (Meiji)) by Sakamaki Kogyo and Matsuke Heikichi]()
Nogaku zue (1898 (Meiji)) by Sakamaki Kogyo and Matsuke Heikichi![Nogaku zue (1899 (Meiji)) by Sakamaki Kogyo and Matsuke Heikichi]()
Nogaku zue (1899 (Meiji)) by Sakamaki Kogyo and Matsuke Heikichi![Nogaku zue (1899 (Meiji)) by Sakamaki Kogyo and Matsuke Heikichi]()
Nogaku zue (1899 (Meiji)) by Sakamaki Kogyo and Matsuke Heikichi![Mitate Sanko no Uchi (1858 (late Edo)) by Utagawa Toyokuni III]()
Mitate Sanko no Uchi (1858 (late Edo)) by Utagawa Toyokuni III![Françoise Ravel as Lourdin (1855-1859) by Alfred Jacob Miller]()
Françoise Ravel as Lourdin (1855-1859) by Alfred Jacob Miller![Mariko, from the series, "The Highest Ranking Geisha's Journey" (1790 – 1848), Japanese illustration by Keisei Eisen.…]()
Mariko, from the series, "The Highest Ranking Geisha's Journey" (1790 – 1848), Japanese illustration by Keisei Eisen.…![Mary Anderson (1858-1879) by Charles Taber Lithography Company. Original public domain image from The Smithsonian…]()
Mary Anderson (1858-1879) by Charles Taber Lithography Company. Original public domain image from The Smithsonian…![Lillian Gish (1937) drawing by Eric Pape. Original public domain image from The Smithsonian Institution. Digitally enhanced…]()
Lillian Gish (1937) drawing by Eric Pape. Original public domain image from The Smithsonian Institution. Digitally enhanced…![Between sets at the 33rd Annual Square Dance Festival of Lincoln, held in Pershing Memorial Auditorium, May 1973.…]()
Between sets at the 33rd Annual Square Dance Festival of Lincoln, held in Pershing Memorial Auditorium, May 1973.…![The Actor Otani Oniji II as Asahina Saburo in the play "Hatachiyama Horai Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…]()
The Actor Otani Oniji II as Asahina Saburo in the play "Hatachiyama Horai Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…![Otis Skinner in "Kismet" (1920) by Alfred J. Frueh. Original public domain image from The Smithsonian Institution. Digitally…]()
Otis Skinner in "Kismet" (1920) by Alfred J. Frueh. Original public domain image from The Smithsonian Institution. Digitally…![Some women in creations, standing in front of a theater (1924) fashion illustration in high resolution by Paul Poiret and…]()
Some women in creations, standing in front of a theater (1924) fashion illustration in high resolution by Paul Poiret and…![The Actor Maximilian Korn in a Landscape by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller]()
The Actor Maximilian Korn in a Landscape by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller![Design for a theater costume by Anonymous, French, 19th century]()
Design for a theater costume by Anonymous, French, 19th century![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…![The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Osuwa in the Play Koi no Yosuga Kanagaki Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fourth…]()
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Osuwa in the Play Koi no Yosuga Kanagaki Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fourth…![Piccadilly Hall on and after Monday, Sept. 4th : Royal American Midgets : Miss Millie Edwards... two receptions daily... /…]()
Piccadilly Hall on and after Monday, Sept. 4th : Royal American Midgets : Miss Millie Edwards... two receptions daily... /…![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…![The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the Spirit of Joro-gumo (Harlot Spider) Disguised as the Maiko Tsumagiku (right), and…]()
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the Spirit of Joro-gumo (Harlot Spider) Disguised as the Maiko Tsumagiku (right), and…![Costume Design: Carnation Girls, Midnight Frolic, for Ziegfeld Follies, Charles Lemaire]()
Costume Design: Carnation Girls, Midnight Frolic, for Ziegfeld Follies, Charles Lemaire![The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Lady Hangaku (Hangaku Gozen) in the Play Wada-gassen Onna Maizuru, Performed at the…]()
The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Lady Hangaku (Hangaku Gozen) in the Play Wada-gassen Onna Maizuru, Performed at the…![The Actor Sawamura Kamesaburo as Nagoya Kosanza in the play "Keisei Fukubiki Nagoya," performed at the Nakamura Theater in…]()
The Actor Sawamura Kamesaburo as Nagoya Kosanza in the play "Keisei Fukubiki Nagoya," performed at the Nakamura Theater in…![The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as a Male Fox Disguised as the Sake Seller Iseya (left) and Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female…]()
The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as a Male Fox Disguised as the Sake Seller Iseya (left) and Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female…![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 Ichikawa Danzo III as Shoki the Demon Queller in the Play Date Moyo Kumo ni Inazuma, Performed at the Morita…]()
The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Shoki the Demon Queller in the Play Date Moyo Kumo ni Inazuma, Performed at the Morita…![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…![The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro IV and Segawa Kikunojo III as the Lovers Choemon (right) and Ohan (left), in the Elopement…]()
The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro IV and Segawa Kikunojo III as the Lovers Choemon (right) and Ohan (left), in the Elopement…![The Actor Sanjo Kantaro II as Oshichi in the play "Nanakusa Fukki Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first…]()
The Actor Sanjo Kantaro II as Oshichi in the play "Nanakusa Fukki Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first…![The Actor Yamashita Mangiku I as Lady Yuya (Yuya Gozen) (?) in the Play Heike Hyobanki (?), Performed at the Nakamura…]()
The Actor Yamashita Mangiku I as Lady Yuya (Yuya Gozen) (?) in the Play Heike Hyobanki (?), Performed at the Nakamura…![The Actor Hanagawa Ichinojo as Akane Gozen in the play "Okunizome Shusse Butai," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…]()
The Actor Hanagawa Ichinojo as Akane Gozen in the play "Okunizome Shusse Butai," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…![The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II as Ono no Yorikaze in the play "Ono no Tofu Aoyagi Suzuri," performed at the Morita Theater in…]()
The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II as Ono no Yorikaze in the play "Ono no Tofu Aoyagi Suzuri," performed at the Morita Theater in…![The Seven Ages of Man: The Soldier, 'As You Like It,' II, vii (1798-1801) oil painting art by Robert Smirke. Original public…]()
The Seven Ages of Man: The Soldier, 'As You Like It,' II, vii (1798-1801) oil painting art by Robert Smirke. Original public…![The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in the Hanagasa Dance in the Play Iromi-gusa Shiki no Somewake, Performed at the Nakamura Theater…]()
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in the Hanagasa Dance in the Play Iromi-gusa Shiki no Somewake, Performed at the Nakamura Theater…![The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Female Beancake Peddler Hyugaya in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed at…]()
The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Female Beancake Peddler Hyugaya in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed at…![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 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 Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female Fox from Mt. Ubagadake in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed at the…]()
The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female Fox from Mt. Ubagadake in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed at the…![The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hannya no Goro in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi, Performed at the Nakamura…]()
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hannya no Goro in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi, Performed at the Nakamura…![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…![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…![The actor Sawamura Tozo I as Dogen no Okichi in the play "Yoshiwara Niwaka no Banzuke," performed at the Ichimura Theater in…]()
The actor Sawamura Tozo I as Dogen no Okichi in the play "Yoshiwara Niwaka no Banzuke," performed at the Ichimura Theater in…![The Actor Nakamura Sukegoro II as Kaminari Shokuro in the Joruri "Gonin Otoko" (Five Chivalrous Commoners), Played as One…]()
The Actor Nakamura Sukegoro II as Kaminari Shokuro in the Joruri "Gonin Otoko" (Five Chivalrous Commoners), Played as One…![The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as the Boathouse Man Kurofune Chuemon in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki, Performed at the…]()
The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as the Boathouse Man Kurofune Chuemon in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki, Performed at the…![The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Matsuo-maru in the Play Ayatsuri Kabuki Ogi, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the…]()
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Matsuo-maru in the Play Ayatsuri Kabuki Ogi, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the…![The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Sumizome (right), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Goinosuke Yoshimine (left)…]()
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Sumizome (right), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Goinosuke Yoshimine (left)…![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 Nakamura Noshio I as the Third Princess (Nyosan no Miya) in the Play Fuki Kaete Tsuki mo Yoshiwara (Rethatched…]()
The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as the Third Princess (Nyosan no Miya) in the Play Fuki Kaete Tsuki mo Yoshiwara (Rethatched…![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 Otani Tomoemon I as Otsuma in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fourth…]()
The Actor Otani Tomoemon I as Otsuma in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fourth…![The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Atomi no Ichii in the Play Miya-bashira Iwao no Butai, Performed at the Morita Theater in…]()
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Atomi no Ichii in the Play Miya-bashira Iwao no Butai, Performed at the Morita Theater in…![The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Toyose Saburozaemon Kageaki in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin, Performed at the Morita Theater…]()
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Toyose Saburozaemon Kageaki in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin, Performed at the Morita Theater…![The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Kajiwara Genta no Kagetoki (?), in the Play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata, Performed at the…]()
The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Kajiwara Genta no Kagetoki (?), in the Play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata, Performed at the…![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 Yamashita Kinsaku holding a puppet of the Empress in the play "Diary Kept on a Journey by Sea to Izu (Funadama Izu…]()
The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku holding a puppet of the Empress in the play "Diary Kept on a Journey by Sea to Izu (Funadama Izu…![The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Oiso no Tora in the play "Nigiwai Suehiro Soga," performed at the Morita Theater in the…]()
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Oiso no Tora in the play "Nigiwai Suehiro Soga," performed at the Morita Theater in the…![The Actor Ichikawa Danzaburo II as Usui no Sadamitsu (?) in the Play Edo Katagi Hikeya Tsunasaka (?), Performed at the…]()
The Actor Ichikawa Danzaburo II as Usui no Sadamitsu (?) in the Play Edo Katagi Hikeya Tsunasaka (?), Performed at the…![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…![The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Lady Shizuka (Shizkua Gozen) Disguised as Tamazusa in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune…]()
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Lady Shizuka (Shizkua Gozen) Disguised as Tamazusa in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune…![The Actor Kasaya Matakuro II as the Boatman Rokuzo in an Unidentified Play, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Fifth…]()
The Actor Kasaya Matakuro II as the Boatman Rokuzo in an Unidentified Play, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Fifth…![The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as an Itinerant Monk in the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki, Performed at the Morita Theater in…]()
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as an Itinerant Monk in the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki, Performed at the Morita Theater in…![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 Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Seigen in the Play Ise-goyomi Daido Ninen, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fall…]()
The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Seigen in the Play Ise-goyomi Daido Ninen, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fall…![The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho Disguised as a Komuso in the Play Furisode Kisaragi Soga, Performed at the…]()
The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho Disguised as a Komuso in the Play Furisode Kisaragi Soga, Performed at the…![The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Hanjo in the play "Tsumagoi Sumidagawa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third…]()
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Hanjo in the play "Tsumagoi Sumidagawa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third…![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 Ichikawa Danjuro V as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Beggar, in the Play Tsukisenu Haru Hagoromo Soga…]()
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Beggar, in the Play Tsukisenu Haru Hagoromo Soga…![The Actors Bando Zenji I as Nagahashi Saburo, Iwai Hanshiro IV as Otatsu-gitsune, Nakamura Konozo as Hagai Ujitsune, and an…]()
The Actors Bando Zenji I as Nagahashi Saburo, Iwai Hanshiro IV as Otatsu-gitsune, Nakamura Konozo as Hagai Ujitsune, and an…![The Actor Nakayama Kojuro VI as Osada no Taro Kagemune (in Reality Hatcho Tsubute no Kiheiji), in the Guise of a Lamplighter…]()
The Actor Nakayama Kojuro VI as Osada no Taro Kagemune (in Reality Hatcho Tsubute no Kiheiji), in the Guise of a Lamplighter…![The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as the Yakko Matahei in the Play Mukashi Otoko Yuki no Hinagata, Performed at the Ichimura…]()
The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as the Yakko Matahei in the Play Mukashi Otoko Yuki no Hinagata, Performed at the Ichimura…![The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Ashikaga Takauji in the Play Kaeribana Eiyu Taiheiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in…]()
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Ashikaga Takauji in the Play Kaeribana Eiyu Taiheiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in…![The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Monk Mongaku Disguised as Seizaemon Bozu in the Play Oakinai Hiru ga Kojima, Performed…]()
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Monk Mongaku Disguised as Seizaemon Bozu in the Play Oakinai Hiru ga Kojima, Performed…![The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Nagoya Osan in the Play Fuki Kaete Tsuki mo Yoshiwara (Rethatched Roof: The Moon also…]()
The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Nagoya Osan in the Play Fuki Kaete Tsuki mo Yoshiwara (Rethatched Roof: The Moon also…![The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Disguised as an Ascetic Monk, in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no…]()
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Disguised as an Ascetic Monk, in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no…