Ofusa tokubei, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print
Print shows a full-length portrait of a Ofusa, a young woman about to depart on a suicide journey in order to spend eternity with her lover Tokubei. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunk... More
Tsubone iwafuji chūrō onoe meshitukai hatsu, Kuniyoshi Utagawa
Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (424a), center (424b), right (424c). Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: vertical Oban Nishi... More
Godaime iwayahanshirō no fujimusume to sandaime bandōmitsugorō no zatō
Print shows the actor Iwai Hanshirō V in the role of a woman, Fuji Musume, speaking to a man, the actor Bandō Mitsugorō III as Zatō, sitting on the ground holding a stick. Title and other descriptive informatio... More
Frank W. Sanger's Company supporting John F. Sheridan in Mrs. Bridget ...
Created by "The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti, NY, London." N.Y. 4728. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Nagoya sanzaburō fuwa banzaemon katsuragi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa
Print shows the courtesan Katsuragi outside a sedan chair between two rival lovers and samurai, one is her husband Nagoya Sanza and the other is Fuwa Banzaemon. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (422a), cente... More
William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee (formerly of Primrose & West).
Includes full length portraits of McMahon and King in costumes. Caption: A hot old time in coon town. Created and "copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith Co., Cincinnati & New York." N.Y. no. 8084. Forms part of... More
William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee (formerly of Primrose & West).
Includes full length portraits of McMahon and King in costumes. Caption: A hot old time in coon town. Created and "copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith Co., Cincinnati & New York." N.Y. no. 8084. Forms part of... More
Kiyonobu Torii - Matsumoto kyōzou - Ukiyo e print
Print shows Matsumoto Hyōzo, an actor in an onnagata (female impersonator) role, full-length, walking to the right, holding a child by the hand and carrying a parasol in her left hand. Title and other descripti... More
Nakamura matsue no kyōmachi no oman to sawamura tanosuke no tsunewakam...
Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fujimusume no harukoma, Utagawa Toyokuni - Ukiyo e print
Print shows an actor, possibly wearing a mask, in the role of a maiden with a hobby horse hand puppet. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-200... More
Hakata kojorō kezori kuemon komatsuya sōshichi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa
Print shows three actors portraying a woman and two men on board a ship; one of the men holds a large ax. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (426a), center (426b), right (426c). Title and other descriptive inf... More
Arashi hinaji no jōrurigozen - Public domain print
Print shows actor Arashi Hinaji in an onnagata role as the princess Jōruri Gozen, standing on a veranda, holding a lantern. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print sp... More
Gokuin sen'emon to okuri no onna
Print shows two actors in a kabuki play, one as a woman with a paper lantern standing next to Gokuin Sen'emon, one of the five chivalrous men.
Nakamaru matsue no keisei miyako - Ukiyo e print
Print shows the actor Nakamura Matsue in an onnagata role as the keisei (courtesan) Miyako, standing at a gate in the wall around a city, beating a small drum. Title and other descriptive information compiled b... More
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Eltinge - Public domain portrait print
Julian Eltinge and a woman identified as his wife, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, standing on the deck of the S.S. Siberia at dock in Yokohama-shi, Japan. Title from news agency caption on item. C... More
Etienne Girardot as Charley's Aunt
Photograph of actor in costume. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Mimasu tokujirō no san - Public domain drawing
Ukiyo-e actor print, full-length portrait showing the actor Mimasu Tokujirō in an onnagata role as San fixing her hair and holding large wooden container in left hand. Title and other descriptive information co... More
Yamashita kinsaku no yoshitomo no shōjin tokiwagozen
Print shows Yamashita Kinsaku II, full-length, standing, facing left, holding a long, narrow wall hanging, in the role of Tokiwa Gozen. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored ... More
Ichikawa komazō no sano no genzaemon segawa kikunojō no keisei tamagik...
Print shows the actor Ichikawa Komazō as Sanno no Genzaemon holding an umbrella and walking with the courtesan Tamagiku, portrayed by the actor Segawa Kikunojō. Title and other descriptive information compiled ... More
Stuart (the male Patti) in the new 1492
"Russell-Morgan Print." Created and "copyright 1898 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin., U.S.A." No. 3398. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Tsubone iwafuji chūrō onoe meshitukai hatsu, Kuniyoshi Utagawa
Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (424a), center (424b), right (424c). Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: vertical Oban Nishi... More
Tanizawa tanomo wakatō kihei iwafuji meshitsukai chiyo, Kuniyoshi Utag...
Print shows actors portraying a woman and two men in an episode depicting the ritual suicide of one of the male characters. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (425a), center (425b), right (425c). Title and oth... More
Yatsushi kōshohei - Public domain drawing
Print shows a Chinese sage as a woman holding a pipe, sitting in front of a screen. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: Kogata N... More
Tsubone iwafuji chūrō onoe meshitukai hatsu, Kuniyoshi Utagawa
Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (424a), center (424b), right (424c). Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: vertical Oban Nishi... More
Nagoya sanzaburō fuwa banzaemon katsuragi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa
Print shows the courtesan Katsuragi outside a sedan chair between two rival lovers and samurai, one is her husband Nagoya Sanza and the other is Fuwa Banzaemon. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (422a), cente... More
Nagoya sanzaburō fuwa banzaemon katsuragi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa
Print shows the courtesan Katsuragi outside a sedan chair between two rival lovers and samurai, one is her husband Nagoya Sanza and the other is Fuwa Banzaemon. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (422a), cente... More
Onoe tamizō, Shunk Katsukawa - Public domain portrait engraving
Print shows the actor Onoe Tamizō, full-length portrait, standing, facing right in an onnagata role. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006.... More
Hakata kojorō kezori kuemon komatsuya sōshichi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa
Print shows three actors portraying a woman and two men on board a ship; one of the men holds a large ax. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (426a), center (426b), right (426c). Title and other descriptive inf... More
Tsubone iwafuji chūrō onoe meshitukai hatsu, Kuniyoshi Utagawa
Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (424a), center (424b), right (424c). Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: vertical Oban Nishi... More
Fallen among thieves written by Frank Harvey.
Caption: For twenty long years I've waited for a man like you! Created and "copyright 1896 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cincinnati= New York." No. 7356. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Tanizawa tanomo wakatō kihei iwafuji meshitsukai chiyo, Kuniyoshi Utag...
Print shows actors portraying a woman and two men in an episode depicting the ritual suicide of one of the male characters. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (425a), center (425b), right (425c). Title and oth... More
Tanizawa tanomo wakatō kihei iwafuji meshitsukai chiyo, Kuniyoshi Utag...
Print shows actors portraying a woman and two men in an episode depicting the ritual suicide of one of the male characters. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (425a), center (425b), right (425c). Title and oth... More
Kiyonobu Torii - Matsumoto kyōzou - Ukiyo e print
Print shows Matsumoto Hyōzo, an actor in an onnagata (female impersonator) role, full-length, walking to the right, holding a child by the hand and carrying a parasol in her left hand. Title and other descripti... More
Iwai hanshirō no shirabyōshi - Public domain portrait print
Print shows Iwai Hanshirō, an actor, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, in the role of a shirabyōshi dancer (as a woman dressed as a man). Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibun... More
Utagawa Toyokuni - Segawa kikunojō no hashihime (Genji Monogatari)
Print shows Segawa Kikunojō, an actor, full-length portrait, standing in front of a screen, facing front, in an onnagata role portraying Hashihime (Lady at the Bridge, chapter 45 of the Tale of Genji). Title an... More
Stuart (the male Patti) in the new 1492
52634 U.S. Copyright Office "Russell-Morgan Print." Created and "copyrighted 1898 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin., U.S.A." No. 3394. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Nagoya sanzaburō fuwa banzaemon katsuragi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa
Print shows the courtesan Katsuragi outside a sedan chair between two rival lovers and samurai, one is her husband Nagoya Sanza and the other is Fuwa Banzaemon. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (422a), cente... More
Mimasu tokujirō no san - Public domain drawing
Ukiyo-e actor print, full-length portrait showing the actor Mimasu Tokujirō in an onnagata role as San fixing her hair and holding large wooden container in left hand. Title and other descriptive information co... More
Bijin to otafuku, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Print shows two actors, one wearing an otafuku mask and drinking from a cup, head-and-shoulders portrait. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-... More
Stuart (the male Patti) in the new 1492
"Russell-Morgan Print." Created and "copyrighted by The U.S. Printing Co., 1898, Cin'ti, O., U.S.A." L.C. Haile, bus. m'g'r. No. 3384. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Iwai Shijaku no Miyahime - Public domain scan of print
Print shows onnagata actor Iwai Shijaku, full-length portrait, in the role of Miyahime, standing next to a stream in a hilly landscape with two rabbits in the background.
Segawa Kikunojō. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows the actor Segawa Kikunojō III, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, in the role of a geisha. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists ... More
A.Q. Scammon's The real Widow Brown
"Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: Am I dressed? Well, you wait a minute. Created and "copyrighted 1899 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin. & N.Y." No. 4136. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
The angel of the show / W.E. Hill '12.
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as a burlesque dancer labeled "Rosie", clutching money, and standing with a man labeled "Perkins" who is reaching into his pocket; in the background is a poster labeled "Bu... More
Nakamura karoku no kinokuniya koharu - Ukiyo e print
Print shows the actor Nakamura Karoku, in an onnagata role of the courtesan Kinokuniya Koharu, full-length, standing, binding her thighs with a long ribbon, from the play Shinju Ten no Amijima; a standing scree... More
Iwai Shijaku no Miyahime - Public domain portrait print
Print shows onnagata actor Iwai Shijaku, full-length portrait, in the role of Miyahime, standing next to a stream in a hilly landscape with two rabbits in the background.
Segawa michisaburō - Public domain portrait print
Print shows the actor Segawa Michisaburō, full-length portrait, body turned to the right, facing left, holding a board in raised left hand, in an onnagata role. Title and other descriptive information compiled ... More
Nidaime yamashita kinsaku - Public domain portrait print
Print shows the actor Yamashita Kinsaku II, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, in an onnagata role. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in ... More
Fallen among thieves written by Frank Harvey.
Caption: For twenty long years I've waited for a man like you! Created and "copyright 1896 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cincinnati= New York." No. 7356. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Hakata kojorō kezori kuemon komatsuya sōshichi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa
Print shows three actors portraying a woman and two men on board a ship; one of the men holds a large ax. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (426a), center (426b), right (426c). Title and other descriptive inf... More
Hakata kojorō kezori kuemon komatsuya sōshichi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa
Print shows three actors portraying a woman and two men on board a ship; one of the men holds a large ax. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (426a), center (426b), right (426c). Title and other descriptive inf... More
Kruger and Ward motion picture - movie film screenshot
Opening title introduces "Kruger and Ward, the tall and short of it." The camera iris opens on a stage with a painted backdrop of a canyon and waterfall. Two clowns walk across the stage: a dwarf with a fake ba... More
Tanizawa tanomo wakatō kihei iwafuji meshitsukai chiyo, Kuniyoshi Utag...
Print shows actors portraying a woman and two men in an episode depicting the ritual suicide of one of the male characters. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (425a), center (425b), right (425c). Title and oth... More
Stuart (the male Patti) in the new 1492
"Russell-Morgan Print." Created and "copyrighted by The U.S. Printing Co., 1898, Cin'ti, O., U.S.A." L.C. Haile, bus. m'g'r. No. 3384. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)