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RM2A2J7HY–Large Perspective Picture of the Kaomise Performance on the Kabuki Stage (Shibai kyogen butai kaomise o uki-e), c. 1745, Okumura Masanobu, Japanese, 1686-1764, Japan, Hand-colored woodblock print, horizontal o-oban, beni-e, 46.8 x 68.0 cm (18 1/2 x 26 3/4 in
RMWAB0PB–Japan, Honshu, Tokyo, Ginza, Kabukiza Tower, The Kabukiza Gallery Museum, Replica Kabuki Stage, 30076365
RMD7369M–Stage in Yachiyo-za Kabuki Theater, Yamaga, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
RMAAHK7F–Japan Tokyo Edo Tokyo Museum Mock Kabuki Stage
RM2BKRM35–[ 1890s Japan - Japanese Kabuki Theater ] — Interior of a kabuki theater with the audience eating, drinking and smoking, and characters from several plays on stage. Ichikawa Danjuro is approaching on the hanamichi in the role of Kagemasa. From Fuzokuga Ho 100 go (風俗画報/第100号祝宴会) printed in 1895 (Meiji 28). After a print by Toyokuni III dating from 1858 (Ansei 4). 19th century vintage print.
RMER7ND6–Famous heroes of the kabuki stage played by frogs
RFD2DCTC–Uchiko-za Kabuki Theater December in Uchiko, Japan.
RM2B2D4JW–Chinese watcha Kabuki play
RMKH4032–Roof detail of Kabuki Stage at Nihon Minkaen Folk House Museum, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, Japan
RM2R7D1ND–1887 ca, JAPAN : Male actor disguised as a female Shinto deity carried into the sea by a dragon . Probable KABUKI stage play . Unknown photographer ( Adolfo Farsari or Kozaburo Tamamura ) - STORIA DELLA FOTOGRAFIA - HISTORY PHOTOGRAPH - GEOGRAFIA - GEOGRAPHY - GIAPPONE - ORIENTALE - ORIENT - ORIENTAL - ORIENTE - UOMO TRAVESTITO DA DONNA - DEA - GODDESS - SILK - SETA - MEIJI PERIOD HERA - TEATRO - THEATRE - ACTOR - ATTORE - rappresentazione TEATRALE - FEMALE IMPERSONATOR - LGBTQ - GAY - DRAGO - DRAGONE - divinità shintoista - mare - sea - DEA - PERFORMANCE - TRAVESTIMENTO - TRAVESTITO - TRANS
RM2A340EC–Famous heroes of the kabuki stage played by frogs
RM2B02WR2–Konishi Hirosada was the most prolific Osaka-based designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints during the late Edo period. Like most producers of kamigata-e) - prints originating in the Osaka and Kyoto regions - he specialized in yakusha-e actor prints. Hirosada is particularly known for his diptychs and triptychs, and for his many okubi-e portraits of the leading actors on the Osaka kabuki stage during his day. In keeping with the custom for Edo period artists, Hirosada used a number of different go art names throughout his career, including Gosotei Hirosadao, Gorakutei Hirosada and Utagawa Hirosad
RMRXMCJ9–Large Perspective Picture of the Kaomise Performance on the Kabuki Stage (Shibai kyogen butai kaomise o uki-e). Okumura Masanobu; Japanese, 1686-1764. Date: 1735-1745. Dimensions: 46.8 x 68.0 cm (18 1/2 x 26 3/4 in.). Hand-colored woodblock print; horizontal o-oban, beni-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute.
RMWB6TB1–Famous heroes of the kabuki stage played by frogs Abstract/medium: 1 print : woodcut, color.
RM2J80A2G–Foreigners Visiting the Famous Site of Mt. Gongen in Kanagawa
RMMF7M9B–The unique feature of the Hikiyama Festival is that performances of kabuki are performed by children, a rarity in Japan. There are 12 kabuki floats c
RM2AR5364–Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) - Famous Heroes of the Kabuki Stage Played by Frogs
RMMF7M98–The unique feature of the Hikiyama Festival is that performances of kabuki are performed by children, a rarity in Japan. There are 12 kabuki floats c
RM2B03ATR–Iwai Hanshiro VIII was a kabuki performer, one of the greatest of the 19th century. He was known mainly for his female roles and for his place in a long lineage of kabuki actors, who all took the same stage name, passed down from father to son. Iwai Hanshiro took his father's stage name and mantle in 1872.
RM2DNWBWB–Utagawa Kunisada, Famous Kabuki actors on a theater stage, color woodblock, Total: Height: 35,00 cm; Width: 74,50 cm, Signature: Toyokuni ga 豊国画, Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi, censorship marks, date stamp, prints, printed matter, actor, actress, Edo period
RMWAB0P8–Japan, Honshu, Tokyo, Ginza, Kabukiza Tower, The Kabukiza Gallery Museum, Detail of Replica Kabuki Stage, 30076362
RMD73694–Red umbrellas on the stage of Yachiyo-za Kabuki Theater, Yamaga, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
RMD2CE3P–Kabuki Fuji Musume
RMAAHK7C–Japan Tokyo Edo Tokyo Museum Mock Kabuki Stage
RMHMCWWA–Scene on stage in the Kabuki theatre, Tokyo, Japan.
RMK12Y4F–Japanese woman on stage in a Kabuki Theatre production, arms outstretched and gesturing to a crowd, a young male actor with her on stage, paper lanterns around the stage, 1952.
RM2HWMNM1–Kabuki Stage with a Curtain Lifting to Reveal Three Kabuki Actors. Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I, Japanese, 1769–1825
RM2HX52P6–Mr. Matsumoto, inventor and his newly made ***** samisen.The three stringed samisen which has served ***** threat and the Kabuki stage for three hundred ***** is no longer to be true to its name. Mr. Shozan *****, 50 years of age, a semisen expert of Osaka has ***** succeeded in making an instrument with five strings. Sumoto began the study of the samisen when he was 6 years and began to teach at the age of 14. For years he has an improved samisen in mind and his ideas have now been ***** cut successfully. The new samisen in four times as stage as the ordinary instrument, and is suitable for a
RM2H45BY8–On the right the woman with clappers is seated on the Kabuki stage; a female role actor plays the young princess to the left. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1860.
RMKH402P–Kabuki Stage at Nihon Minkaen Folk House Museum, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, Japan
RM2HH300D–The Actor Arashi Tokusaburō as the Female Gallant (Onnadate) Ohashi 1838 Utagawa Sadamasu (Kunimasu) 初代歌貞升 The Kabuki actor Arashi Tokusaburō III (later known as Arashi Rikan III, 1812–1863) achieved great renown for his performances as young women (waka-onnagata). Here he is represented in the role of the onnadate (chivalrous woman) Ohashi, who defended the weak and oppressed against abusive samurai, and who were popularized in literature and on the Kabuki stage as champions of the townspeople. The hokku (17-syllable poem), by the actor himself, refers to the tachibana (mandarin orange blosso
RM2HFG0B2–The actors Seki Sanjuro II, One Kikugoro III, and Ichikawa Danjuro VII on a Kabuki stage, 1822.
RM2AHW0M9–Utagawa Toyokuni I. The actors Seki Sanjuro II, One Kikugoro III, and Ichikawa Danjuro VII on a Kabuki stage. 1822. Japan. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
RM2HHGNJR–The Actor Nakamura Noshio II as the Courtesan Okaru 1795 (Kansei 7), 4th month Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英 Japanese The onnagata actor Noshio is shown here in the role of the courtesan Okaru (Kanpei’s lover) in the drama “The Treasury of Loyal Retainers” (Kanadehon Chūshingura 仮名手本忠臣蔵), one of the great staples of the Kabuki stage for its dramatic evocations of honor, loyalty and revenge. Staged at the Miyakoza Theater in 1795, Noshio also played the role of Tonase, Kakogawa Honzō’s wife (see MFA, Boston, acc. no. 11.14927). The complex plot of both the earlier puppet play versions and later Kabuki
RMA7PF6X–Tokyo Kabuki za in Ginza Theater actor player act theatre scene stage
RM2HH8C1N–The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as the Old Beggar Woman Kurozuka Babā at Adachigahara 1795 (Kansei 7), 11th month Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英 Japanese The actor Kataoka Nizaemon got his start on the Kabuki stage in Kamigata (Kyoto and Osaka), but moved to Edo 1794. The following year, at the kaomise of the eleventh month at Miyako Theater in Edo, he performed this role in the play “Yoshitsune and a Second Flurry of Snow” (Kaeribana yuki no Yoshitsune, or Kaeribana yuki mo Yoshitsune 帰花雪義経). The role on this print has also been tentatively identified as Yuri Hachirō 由利八郎, but contemporary records not
RMMF7MFW–Hikiyama Museum - There are 12 floats called hikiyama with a tiny kabuki stage at the Nagahama Hikiyama Matsuri held every April. These massive floa
RM2M91A9H–Yoshikado Visiting the Old temple at Soma Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900). Yoshikado Visiting the Old temple at Soma, 1858, 8th month. Woodblock print (in color), Each sheet: 13 11/16 x 9 11/16 in. (34.8 x 24.6 cm). This triptych captures a popular climatic scene from the kabuki stage. The warrior Taro Yoshikado appears at a temple before a frog sage to ask for supernatural powers to avenge the murder of a warlord. Princess Takiyasha, the daughter of the deceased warlord, lives in hiding at the temple, honing her powers for the same purpose. She appears at the center, releasing a gho
RMW57WT2–Stage Ichikawa Danjûrô II Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô II, the great Hakuen Nidaime Dai Hakuen Danjûrô (title on object) Danjûrô family of Kabuki actors (series title), The kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjûrô II (1688- 1758) in the role of Soga no Gorô no Tokimune, in the play Yanone Gorô. This series is an ode to the famous Ichikawa Danjûrô actors, with the approval of Ichikawa Danjûrô VII (1791-1859) himself, with his seal (kiwame) and other name Sanshô VII. Slightly later reissue with an added pattern in the margin around the portrait. With one poem., Toyokuni (I), Utagawa (mentioned on object), Japan
RMG3D1G2–Japan - Kabuki Theatre Performer
RMCY89HY–Kabuki Theatre, Japan, Woodblock Print by Okumura Masanobu, 18th Century
RMD2CE5A–Kabuki Fuji Musume
RMAAHK7B–Japan Tokyo Edo Tokyo Museum Mock Kabuki Stage
RMHMCNFM–Actors wearing kumadori, stage makeup, Kabuki theatre, Tokyo, Japan.
RMG3C1K3–Kabuki theatre performance, Tokyo, Japan
RFJ4PX2K–Kabuki dance performance on stage of MUPA Budapest on July 5, 2014 in Budapest, Hungary.
RF2HK568F–Inspired by Kabuki Scene, Diptych, Hokushu, Japanese, ca. 1808-1832, Woodblock print, Japan, ca. 1820, Edo period, 9 13/16 x 7 1/16 in., 25 x 18 cm, Acting, Actor, Armor, Costume, Edo Period, Japan, Japanese, Poetry, Samurai, Stage, Theatre, Ukiyo-e, Reimagined by Artotop. Classic art reinvented with a modern twist. Design of warm cheerful glowing of brightness and light ray radiance. Photography inspired by surrealism and futurism, embracing dynamic energy of modern technology, movement, speed and revolutionize culture
RMAPMNE2–Nagoya Kabuki Theater
RFE71EP7–Uchiko-za Kabuki Theater. Dating from 1916, the theater is famous for Kabuki and Bunraku performances.
RMD4XF81–Vintage or Old Illustration of Japanese Troops Watching Japanese Noh Theater or Kabuki Dance-Drama during the Russo-Japanese War (Sept 1904)
RM2J3N3WF–Large Perspective Picture of the Kaomise Performance on the Kabuki Stage (Shibai kyogen butai kaomise o uki-e), c. 1745.
RM2AHR5GK–Okumura Masanobu. Large Perspective Picture of the Kaomise Performance on the Kabuki Stage (Shibai kyogen butai kaomise o uki-e). 1735–1745. Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; horizontal o-oban, beni-e
RMGDWKMN–'Summer Festival: A Mirror of Osaka', Kabuki Theater
RMA7PF6T–Tokyo Kabuki za in Ginza Theater actor player act theatre scene stage
RM2HE2FHB–A late 19th Century illustration of a performance in a Japanese theatre, among the oldest theatre traditions in the world. Traditional theatre includes Noh, a spiritual drama, and its comic accompaniment kyōgen; kabuki, a dance and music theatrical tradition; bunraku, puppetry; and yose, a spoken drama.
RMPAA5CB–Ichikawa Komazo II in the Role of Ouchinosuke Ujiyasu from the Play 'San ga no Sho mutsumi no hanayome'. Artist: Katsukawa Shuncho (Japanese, active ca. 1783-95). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm). Date: 1787. Three actors strike dramatic poses (mie) on the stage while behind them, on a raised platform, singers narrate the story with samisen music, a Kabuki musical type known as tokiwazu. The actor on the right is Ichikawa Komazo II (1737-1802), the future Matsumoto Koshiro IV, who became a pupil of Danjuro IV in 1757 and took the name of Koshiro in 1772. His kimono is
RM2M91A5J–Yoshikado Visiting the Old temple at Soma Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900). Yoshikado Visiting the Old temple at Soma, 1858, 8th month. Woodblock print (in color), Each sheet: 13 11/16 x 9 11/16 in. (34.8 x 24.6 cm). This triptych captures a popular climatic scene from the kabuki stage. The warrior Taro Yoshikado appears at a temple before a frog sage to ask for supernatural powers to avenge the murder of a warlord. Princess Takiyasha, the daughter of the deceased warlord, lives in hiding at the temple, honing her powers for the same purpose. She appears at the center, releasing a gho
RM2HB26P7–The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII, 1810-1863 as Kumokiri Nizaemon, from the series 'Thieves in Designs of the Time', Utagawa Kunisada, Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865, Color woodblock print on paper, Japan, 1859, Edo Period, 14 1/2 x 9 7/8 in., 36.8 x 25.1 cm, Acting, Actor, Costume, Edo Period, Japan, Japanese, Kabuki, Stage, Theater, Theatre, Woodblock print
RMKYX41A–Kabuki Costume - Kabuki is a traditional Japanese form of theater developed during the Edo Period. Kabuki is rich in showmanship and involves elabora
RM2T91MH0–Ichikawa Monnosuke II, 1776-1781, Katsukawa Shunkō, Japanese, 1743 - 1812, 12 1/8 × 5 9/16 in. (30.8 × 14.1 cm) (image, sheet, hosoban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th century, In the 1770s, Ichikawa Monnosuke II (1743-94) was counted among the most promising actors of the Kabuki stage. Shunkø depicted him as a samurai standing under a maple tree in an unidentified play (right). The image captures the graceful and stately appearance of the good-looking actor as a young man
RM2A1XBYK–London, UK, 29th Sep 2019. A Kabuki Character performer poses backstage, after the Fashion Collection by Kimono De Go was presented on stage. A fashion collaboration where Japanese and Western cultures meet, kimonos and dresses are shown through dance and performance. The annual Japan Matsuri Festival takes place on Trafalgar Square with colourful performances, martial art and a programme of culture events and stalls for visitors to enjoy.
RMAAHK7E–Japan Tokyo Edo Tokyo Museum Mock Kabuki Stage
RMHMCWWP–Actor wearing kumadori, stage makeup, Kabuki theatre, Tokyo, Japan.
RMC559R5–Details of Ukiyo-e painting depicting Kabuki Characters, Minami-za Theatre, Kyoto Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu, Japan
RFJ4PX2G–Kabuki dance performance on stage of MUPA Budapest on July 5, 2014 in Budapest, Hungary.
RF2HK54WJ–Inspired by Kabuki Actor, Utagawa Kunisada, Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865, Color woodblock print, Japan, ca. 1850, Edo Period, 14 x 9 1/2 in., 35.6 x 24.1 cm, Acting, Actor, Costume, Edo Period, Japan, Japanese, Kabuki, Poetry, Stage, Theatre, Ukiyo-e, Reimagined by Artotop. Classic art reinvented with a modern twist. Design of warm cheerful glowing of brightness and light ray radiance. Photography inspired by surrealism and futurism, embracing dynamic energy of modern technology, movement, speed and revolutionize culture
RMK151FY–Kabuki theater performance, a man and woman dancing together on stage, musicians visible in the background, crowd visible in the foreground watching the performance, hanging lanterns decorating the stage, Japan, 1951.
RFE71ENE–Uchiko-za Kabuki Theater. Dating from 1916, the theater is famous for Kabuki and Bunraku performances.
RF2ACGP68–Night view of the famous Kabukiza in Ginza, the most important theater in Tokyo for the traditional kabuki drama
RM2HFFGXA–Retiring from the Kabuki Stage, 1840. Takemoto Masadayu, a kabuki chanter, is seated on an ox as he is led from the stage to his retirement.
RM2AHRRN8–Chogaku. Retiring from the Kabuki Stage. 1840. Japan. Color woodblock print; surimono Ohkuni Takamasa (1792–1871), the host of this print, was one of the most important Japanese philosophers of the 19th century. He was a leading member of the Kokugaku (Nativist) movement and conducted early research into the origins of the Japanese language, becoming an expert on Japanese waka poetry, Sanskrit, Western studies, and Daoism.This important print was created in conjunction with two leaders of the Takemoto gidayu school of Kabuki chanters, Takemoto Kumidayu and Takemoto Masadayu. The print was crea
RMGDWKMR–'Summer Festival: A Mirror of Osaka', Kabuki Theater
RMA7PF7G–Tokyo Kabuki za in Ginza Theater actor player act theatre scene stage
RF2C3MYN3–BANGKOK - DECEMBER 10: Happy Yoshizawa-ya, a Japanese father/daughter team, performing Kabuki Magic at Bangkok International Street Show in Lumpini Pa
RMPAX512–Kabuki Actor Sawamura Sojuro III, from the series Portraits of Kabuki Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e). Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769-1825). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 15 3/8 x 10 1/8 in. (39.1 x 25.7cm). Date: ca. 1794. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
RM2M91A88–Yoshikado Visiting the Old temple at Soma Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900). Yoshikado Visiting the Old temple at Soma, 1858, 8th month. Woodblock print (in color), Each sheet: 13 11/16 x 9 11/16 in. (34.8 x 24.6 cm). This triptych captures a popular climatic scene from the kabuki stage. The warrior Taro Yoshikado appears at a temple before a frog sage to ask for supernatural powers to avenge the murder of a warlord. Princess Takiyasha, the daughter of the deceased warlord, lives in hiding at the temple, honing her powers for the same purpose. She appears at the center, releasing a gho
RM2YHA0EE–Uchiko-za live performance kabuki and rakugo playhouse in the center of Uchiko town built in 1916 is still fully operational in Ehime, Japan.
RMKYX411–Kabuki Costume - Kabuki is a traditional Japanese form of theater developed during the Edo Period. Kabuki is rich in showmanship and involves elabora
RM2T91B11–Pictorial History of Heroes (Eiyū gashi), 1836, Eisen; Publisher: Suharaya Sasuke, Japanese, 1790 - 1848, 3/8 x 6 5/16 x 8 7/8 in. (1 x 16 x 22.6 cm), Woodblock printed book; ink on paper, Japan, 19th century, Keisai Eisen's powerful and dynamic style is most apparent in his prints featuring scenes of martial valor. This book illustrates seventeen great warriors from Japan's medieval era. Fantastic legends about them were adapted to the Kabuki stage during the Edo period. This scene depicts the 14th century warrior O mori Hikoshichi fighting with demons.
RM2A1XBYG–London, UK, 29th Sep 2019. A Kabuki Character performer poses backstage, after the Fashion Collection by Kimono De Go was presented on stage. A fashion collaboration where Japanese and Western cultures meet, kimonos and dresses are shown through dance and performance. The annual Japan Matsuri Festival takes place on Trafalgar Square with colourful performances, martial art and a programme of culture events and stalls for visitors to enjoy.
RM2JE3MTE–Actor Ichikawa Yaozô III and poem, Actors in paired mirrors (original series title), Portrait of the stage actor Ichikawa Yaozô III, with poem. Third leaf from the first volume of two albums containing 33 portraits of kabuki stage actors., print maker: Utagawa Toyokuni (I), (mentioned on object), Asakusa no Ichihito, (mentioned on object), publisher: Yamadaya Sanshiro (Sanrindo), Japan, 1804, paper, color woodcut, height 264 mm × width 179 mm
RMHMCW8J–Actor putting on kumadori, stage makeup, Kabuki theatre, Tokyo, Japan.
RF2BXTDH7–Tokyo / Japan - October 21, 2017: Kabuki-za theater in Ginza is the main theater in Tokyo for traditional Japanese Kabuki drama
RFJ4PX2A–Kabuki dance performance on stage of MUPA Budapest on July 5, 2014 in Budapest, Hungary.
RF2HK51RG–Inspired by The Actor Ichikawa Hakuen in a Kabuki Role, Shigeharu, 1803-1853, Color woodblock print on paper, Japan, ca. 1830, Edo Period, 14 1/4 x 10 1/4 in., 36.2 x 26 cm, Actor, Costume, edo period, Japan, Japanese, Kabuki, play, poetry, stage, theater, theatre, Reimagined by Artotop. Classic art reinvented with a modern twist. Design of warm cheerful glowing of brightness and light ray radiance. Photography inspired by surrealism and futurism, embracing dynamic energy of modern technology, movement, speed and revolutionize culture
RMMP8YWC–. English: Accession Number: 1957.389 Display Artist: Utagawa Kunisada Display Title: 'The actor Iwai Hanshiro V as the Greengrocer's daughter, Oshichi' Series Title: The Great Hits of the Stage (Oatari kyogen no uchi) Suite Name: Oatari kyogen no uchi Yaoya Oshichi Creation Date: ca. 1815 Medium: Woodblock Height: 14 3/4 in. Width: 9 7/8 in. Display Dimensions: 14 3/4 in. x 9 7/8 in. (37.47 cm x 25.08 cm) Publisher: Kawaguchiya Uhei Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Cora Timken Burnett Label Copy: 'One of the most memorable characters in Kabuki, Oshichi is the heroine in a drama of forbidden love.
RFF0PWAF–Historic building recreation of Nakamura Theatre at Edo Museum in Tokyo, Museum.
RMCETPGF–Kokei woodblock print of Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro - the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
RM2A51W3H–Perspective View of the Interior of the Nakamura Theater with Ichikawa Ebizo II as Yanone Goro, 1740. The print illustrates the typical interior of a Kabuki theater. The stage was connected to the audience by the hanamichi , the ramp or runway extending from the stage to the rear of the theater over which the actors would strut in dramatic roles. Patrons often stayed all day for the plays. Unlike quiet Western audiences, Kabuki fans were spirited, buying food from vendors and even shouting praises to their favorite actors as they came onto the stage. In 1734, the first Japanese manual on pers
RM2AHPH42–The Tale of Taishokan. 1635–1685. Japan. Pair of six-panel screens; ink, colors, and gold on paper This screen narrates the medieval Taishokan tale, an action-adventure story that captivated medieval and early modern audiences whether they saw it performed on the Noh, Bunraku or Kabuki stage, or depicted in paintings and prints. The many variants of the tale combine elements from early Japanese mythology and history; 14th-century Buddhist temple origin legend (engi) that reflects continuing anxiety about foreign invasion in the wake of the Mongol attacks of the late 13th century, and Noh play
RMGDWKMB–'Summer Festival: A Mirror of Osaka', Kabuki Theater
RMAE0JPM–Tokyo Kabuki za in Ginza Theater actor player act theatre scene stage
RF2C3MYRP–BANGKOK - DECEMBER 10: Happy Yoshizawa-ya, a Japanese father/daughter team, performing Kabuki Magic at Bangkok International Street Show in Lumpini Pa
RMPAM4E8–Ichikawa Danjuro II in the Scene 'Wait a Moment' (Shibaraku). Artist: Torii Kiyotada (Japanese, fl. ca. 1720-50). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 6 in. (28.6 x 15.2 cm). Date: ca. 1715. In the first half of the eighteenth century the production of prints of Kabuki actors was dominated by artists of the Torii-family school. Kiyotada, a student of Torii Kiyonobu, the school's founder, portrayed the actor Danjuro II (1688-1758) in a 'Shibaraku!' role. Danjuro II is captured here in an acting pose at the moment he strides vigorously forward on the runway to the stage (hanamichi). The boldl
RM2M91A8P–Yoshikado Visiting the Old temple at Soma Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900). Yoshikado Visiting the Old temple at Soma, 1858, 8th month. Woodblock print (in color), Each sheet: 13 11/16 x 9 11/16 in. (34.8 x 24.6 cm). This triptych captures a popular climatic scene from the kabuki stage. The warrior Taro Yoshikado appears at a temple before a frog sage to ask for supernatural powers to avenge the murder of a warlord. Princess Takiyasha, the daughter of the deceased warlord, lives in hiding at the temple, honing her powers for the same purpose. She appears at the center, releasing a gho
RM2YHA0B0–Uchiko-za live performance kabuki and rakugo playhouse in the center of Uchiko town built in 1916 is still fully operational in Ehime, Japan.
RMKYX417–Kabuki Costume - Kabuki is a traditional Japanese form of theater developed during the Edo Period. Kabuki is rich in showmanship and involves elabora
RMBBPFWC–Rainy weather does not dampen the spirits of people waiting in line for kabuki tickets at the Minamiza Theater in Kyoto
RM2A1XBTJ–London, UK, 29th Sep 2019. A Kabuki dance-drama character on stage during Fashion Collection by Kimono De Go presentation. A fashion collaboration where Japanese and Western cultures meet, kimonos and dresses are shown through dance and performance. The annual Japan Matsuri Festival takes place on Trafalgar Square with colourful performances, martial art and a programme of culture events and stalls for visitors to enjoy.
RM2HB28RM–Kabuki Scene, Diptych, Hokushu, Japanese, ca. 1808-1832, Woodblock print, Japan, ca. 1820, Edo period, 9 13/16 x 7 1/16 in., 25 x 18 cm, Acting, Actor, Armor, Costume, Edo Period, Japan, Japanese, Poetry, Samurai, Stage, Theatre, Ukiyo-e