EditorialThe Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the courtesan Umegae in the play "Hiragana Seisuiki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1764. Suzuki Harunobu ?? ??; Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770. Date: 1764. Dimensions: 30.9 x 13.9 cm (12 1/8 x 5 3/8 in....
EditorialThe Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the courtesan Umegae in the play "Hiragana Seisuiki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1764. Suzuki Harunobu ?? ??; Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770. Date: 1764. Dimensions: 31.0 x 14.0 cm (12 1/8 x 5 1/2 in....
EditorialThe Actor Sanogawa Mangiku I as Sanada, the daughter of the spinner Itoya, with an attendant in the play "Hiragana Yomeiri Izu Nikki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1718. Torii Kiyonobu I; Japanese, 1664-1729. Date: 1718. Dim...
EditorialThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kajiwara Heiji (?) in the Play Hiragana Seisuiki (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1776 (?). Katsukawa Shunko I; Japanese, 1743-1812. Date: 1771-1781. Dimensions: 29.2 x 14.6 cm (11 1/2 x 5 3/4...
EditorialHiragana and blossoms motif, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), Repeated rows of Japanese characters (hiragana) and floral motifs are differentiated with thick positive and negati...
EditorialYui, from the series, 'The Highest Ranking Geisha's Journey', Keisei Eisen, Japanese, 1790 1848, Woodblock print in colored ink on paper, The woman sitting against a shoji screen, resting on one arm, sits in contemplation. The framework of the building...
EditorialGigad Ashiyuki, Kabuki Actor Arashi Kitsusabur II as Kajiwara Heiji, in the play Hiragana seisuiki (Records of the Battles between the Minamoto and Taira Clans in the Japanese Syllabary), Japan, Edo period (16151868), Gigad Ashiyuki (Japanese, active c...
EditorialBust portrait of Iwai Kumesaburo, The actor Iwai Kumesaburo as the female warrior Tomoe Gozen, in armor, holding a lance behind his back with his right hand. Scene from the play Hiragana seisuiki, performed at Miyako-za in 1797, Iwai Kumesaburo I, Utag...
EditorialThe Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the courtesan Umegae in the play "Hiragana Seisuiki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1764. Suzuki Harunobu ?? ??; Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770. Date: 1764. Dimensions: 30.9 x 13.9 cm (12 1/8 x 5 3/8 in....
EditorialThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kajiwara Heiji (?) in the Play Hiragana Seisuiki (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1776 (?). Katsukawa Shunko I; Japanese, 1743-1812. Date: 1771-1781. Dimensions: 29.2 x 14.6 cm (11 1/2 x 5 3/4...
EditorialThe Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the courtesan Umegae in the play "Hiragana Seisuiki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1764. Suzuki Harunobu ?? ??; Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770. Date: 1764. Dimensions: 31.0 x 14.0 cm (12 1/8 x 5 1/2 in....
EditorialThe Actor Sanogawa Mangiku I as Sanada, the daughter of the spinner Itoya, in the play "Hiragana Yomeiri Izu Nikki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1718. Torii Kiyomasu II; Japanese, 1706 (?)-1763 (?). Date: 1713-1723. Dimensi...
EditorialThe Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the courtesan Umegae in the play "Hiragana Seisuiki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1764. Suzuki Harunobu ?? ??; Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770. Date: 1764. Dimensions: 30.9 x 13.9 cm (12 1/8 x 5 3/8 in....
EditorialThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kajiwara Heiji (?) in the Play Hiragana Seisuiki (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1776 (?). Katsukawa Shunko I; Japanese, 1743-1812. Date: 1771-1781. Dimensions: 29.2 x 14.6 cm (11 1/2 x 5 3/4...
EditorialThe Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the courtesan Umegae in the play "Hiragana Seisuiki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1764. Suzuki Harunobu ?? ??; Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770. Date: 1764. Dimensions: 31.0 x 14.0 cm (12 1/8 x 5 1/2 in....
EditorialThe Actor Sanogawa Mangiku I as Sanada, the daughter of the spinner Itoya, in the play "Hiragana Yomeiri Izu Nikki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1718. Torii Kiyomasu II; Japanese, 1706 (?)-1763 (?). Date: 1713-1723. Dimensi...
EditorialThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kajiwara Heiji (?) in the Play Hiragana Seisuiki (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1776 (?). Katsukawa Shunko I; Japanese, 1743-1812. Date: 1771-1781. Dimensions: 29.2 x 14.6 cm (11 1/2 x 5 3/4...
EditorialThe Actor Sanogawa Mangiku I as Sanada, the daughter of the spinner Itoya, with an attendant in the play "Hiragana Yomeiri Izu Nikki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1718. Torii Kiyonobu I; Japanese, 1664-1729. Date: 1718. Dim...
EditorialThe Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the courtesan Umegae in the play "Hiragana Seisuiki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1764. Suzuki Harunobu ?? ??; Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770. Date: 1764. Dimensions: 30.9 x 13.9 cm (12 1/8 x 5 3/8 in....
EditorialThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kajiwara Heiji (?) in the Play Hiragana Seisuiki (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1776 (?). Katsukawa Shunko I; Japanese, 1743-1812. Date: 1771-1781. Dimensions: 29.2 x 14.6 cm (11 1/2 x 5 3/4...
EditorialThe Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the courtesan Umegae in the play "Hiragana Seisuiki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1764. Suzuki Harunobu ?? ??; Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770. Date: 1764. Dimensions: 31.0 x 14.0 cm (12 1/8 x 5 1/2 in....
EditorialThe Actor Sanogawa Mangiku I as Sanada, the daughter of the spinner Itoya, with an attendant in the play "Hiragana Yomeiri Izu Nikki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1718. Torii Kiyonobu I; Japanese, 1664-1729. Date: 1718. Dim...