EditorialThe actors Nakamura Tomijuro II as the wet nurse Shigenoi and Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Jinenjo no Sankichi in the play "Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the fifth month, 1854. Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III); Japanese,...
EditorialGinjuro's Wife Oyumi from the Play "Whirlpools of Awa" (Awa no naruto, Ginjuro nyobo Oyumi), from the series "Bamboo Nodes in Puppet Theater Designs (Ayatsuri moyo take no hitofushi)". Kitagawa Utamaro ??? ??; Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806. Date: 1806. Dimen...
EditorialThe Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Courtesan Toyama in the Play Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Ninth Month, 1777. Katsukawa Shunsho ?? ??; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1772-1782. Dimensions: 32.2 x 15.1 cm (12 11/16...
EditorialThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ippei (?) in the Play Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eighth Month, 1778 (?). Katsukawa Shunko I; Japanese, 1743-1812. Date: 1773-1783. Dimensions: 32.7 x 15 cm (12 7/8 x 5 7/8 ...
EditorialHousehold charm Nyobo no aiko (title on object) Five elegant charms (series title) Furyu goaiko (series title on object), Married woman, recognizable by black teeth and shaved eyebrows, with apron in hands, kneeling by cutting block and basket with veg...
EditorialThe Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Courtesan Toyama in the Play Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Ninth Month, 1777. Katsukawa Shunsho ?? ??; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1772-1782. Dimensions: 32.2 x 15.1 cm (12 11/16...
EditorialThe Poetess Sokekimon'in no Shojo. Nyobo Sanjurokkasen ('The 36 Poetesses'). Edo(Tokyo) , Japan, 1801. The Poetess Sokekimon'in no Shojo . Folio 39v - 40r From a work containing pictures of 36 famous Japanese poetesses. Image taken from Nyobo Sanjur...
EditorialHousehold charm Nyobo no aiko (title on object) Five elegant charms (series title) Furyu goaiko (series title on object), Married woman, recognizable by black teeth and shaved eyebrows, with apron in hands, kneeling by cutting block and basket with veg...
EditorialThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ippei (?) in the Play Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eighth Month, 1778 (?). Katsukawa Shunko I; Japanese, 1743-1812. Date: 1773-1783. Dimensions: 32.7 x 15 cm (12 7/8 x 5 7/8 ...
EditorialGinjuro's Wife Oyumi from the Play "Whirlpools of Awa" (Awa no naruto, Ginjuro nyobo Oyumi), from the series "Bamboo Nodes in Puppet Theater Designs (Ayatsuri moyo take no hitofushi)". Kitagawa Utamaro ??? ??; Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806. Date: 1806. Dimen...
EditorialThe Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Courtesan Toyama in the Play Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Ninth Month, 1777. Katsukawa Shunsho ?? ??; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1772-1782. Dimensions: 32.2 x 15.1 cm (12 11/16...
EditorialSawamura Tanosuke no Yusuke nyobo Osen, The actor Sawamura Tanosuke in the role of Yusuke's wife Osen., Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1769-1825, artist, [between 1810 and 1818], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 37.8 x 24.8 cm., Print shows Sawamura Tanosuke, an actor, ...
EditorialIgami no gonta gonta nyobo kosen shume kokingo, Actors in the roles of Igami no Gonta, Gonta's wife Kosen, and the Kokingo., Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861, artist, [between 1848 and 1854], 1 print (3 sheets) : woodcut, color ; 36.1 x 25 cm (left panel)...
EditorialSawamura Tanosuke no Yusuke nyobo Osen, The actor Sawamura Tanosuke in the role of Yusuke's wife Osen., Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1769-1825, artist, [between 1810 and 1818], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 37.8 x 24.8 cm., Print shows Sawamura Tanosuke, an actor, ...
EditorialIgami no gonta gonta nyobo kosen shume kokingo, Actors in the roles of Igami no Gonta, Gonta's wife Kosen, and the Kokingo., Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861, artist, [between 1848 and 1854], 1 print (3 sheets) : woodcut, color ; 36.1 x 25 cm (left panel)...
EditorialGinjuro's Wife Oyumi from the Play "Whirlpools of Awa" (Awa no naruto, Ginjuro nyobo Oyumi), from the series "Bamboo Nodes in Puppet Theater Designs (Ayatsuri moyo take no hitofushi)". Kitagawa Utamaro ??? ??; Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806. Date: 1806. Dimen...
EditorialThe Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Courtesan Toyama in the Play Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Ninth Month, 1777. Katsukawa Shunsho ?? ??; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1772-1782. Dimensions: 32.2 x 15.1 cm (12 11/16...
EditorialThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ippei (?) in the Play Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eighth Month, 1778 (?). Katsukawa Shunko I; Japanese, 1743-1812. Date: 1773-1783. Dimensions: 32.7 x 15 cm (12 7/8 x 5 7/8 ...
EditorialThe actors Nakamura Tomijuro II as the wet nurse Shigenoi and Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Jinenjo no Sankichi in the play "Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the fifth month, 1854. Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III); Japanese,...
EditorialThe actors Nakamura Tomijuro II as the wet nurse Shigenoi and Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Jinenjo no Sankichi in the play "Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the fifth month, 1854. Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III); Japanese,...
EditorialGinjuro's Wife Oyumi from the Play "Whirlpools of Awa" (Awa no naruto, Ginjuro nyobo Oyumi), from the series "Bamboo Nodes in Puppet Theater Designs (Ayatsuri moyo take no hitofushi)". Kitagawa Utamaro ??? ??; Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806. Date: 1806. Dimen...
EditorialThe Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Courtesan Toyama in the Play Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Ninth Month, 1777. Katsukawa Shunsho ?? ??; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1772-1782. Dimensions: 32.2 x 15.1 cm (12 11/16...
EditorialThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ippei (?) in the Play Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eighth Month, 1778 (?). Katsukawa Shunko I; Japanese, 1743-1812. Date: 1773-1783. Dimensions: 32.7 x 15 cm (12 7/8 x 5 7/8 ...
EditorialJapanese woman behind a screen. Nyobo Sanjurokkasen ('The 36 Poetesses'). Edo, 1798. The poetess Saigu no Nyogo. From a work containing pictures of 36 famous Japanese poetesses. Image taken from Nyobo Sanjurokkasen ('The 36 Poetesses'). Originally pu...
EditorialThe Poetess Sokekimon'in no Shojo. Nyobo Sanjurokkasen ('The 36 Poetesses'). Edo(Tokyo) , Japan, 1801. The Poetess Sokekimon'in no Shojo . Folio 39v - 40r From a work containing pictures of 36 famous Japanese poetesses. Image taken from Nyobo Sanjur...
EditorialAct VIII (Dai hachidanme): Actors Bando Hikosaburo V as Honzo's Wife (Nyobo) Tonase and Sawamura Tossho II as His Daughter (Musume) Konami, from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Kanadehon chushingura), Edo period (1615?1868), 186...
EditorialKabuki Actor Ichikawa Ebizo (Ichikawa Danjuro V) in the play The Colored Reins of a Loving Wife (Koi nyobo somewake tazuna), ??????????, Edo period (1615?1868), 5th month, 1794, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper with mica ground...
EditorialAct X (Dai judanme): Actors Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Oboshi Yuranosuke, Bando Kamezo I as Amakawaya Gihei, and Ichikawa Dannosuke V as His Wife (Nyobo) Osono, from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Kanadehon chushingura), Edo peri...
EditorialSawamura Tanosuke no Yusuke nyobo Osen, The actor Sawamura Tanosuke in the role of Yusuke's wife Osen., Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1769-1825, artist, [between 1810 and 1818], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 37.8 x 24.8 cm., Print shows Sawamura Tanosuke, an actor, ...
EditorialIgami no gonta gonta nyobo kosen shume kokingo, Actors in the roles of Igami no Gonta, Gonta's wife Kosen, and the Kokingo., Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861, artist, [between 1848 and 1854], 1 print (3 sheets) : woodcut, color ; 36.1 x 25 cm (left panel)...
EditorialSawamura Tanosuke no Yusuke nyobo Osen, The actor Sawamura Tanosuke in the role of Yusuke's wife Osen., Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1769-1825, artist, [between 1810 and 1818], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 37.8 x 24.8 cm., Print shows Sawamura Tanosuke, an actor, ...
EditorialIgami no gonta gonta nyobo kosen shume kokingo, Actors in the roles of Igami no Gonta, Gonta's wife Kosen, and the Kokingo., Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861, artist, [between 1848 and 1854], 1 print (3 sheets) : woodcut, color ; 36.1 x 25 cm (left panel)...