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Background imageNakamura Collection: Japan - A little shrine on Ishi-yama, near Otsu Otsu

Japan - A little shrine on Ishi-yama, near Otsu Otsu
Lantern slide of a little shrine on Ishi-yama, near Otsu. Otsu (Otsu-shi) is a small village in Japan. It is located about five miles from Kyoto

Background imageNakamura Collection: Japan - The town Otsu, on lake Biwa Otsu

Japan - The town Otsu, on lake Biwa Otsu
Lantern slide of the town Otsu, on lake Biwa. Otsu (Otsu-shi) is a small village in Japan. It is located about five miles from Kyoto, and is considered a central and strategic location in Japan

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actor Nakamura Kanzaburo

The actor Nakamura Kanzaburo. Print shows the actor Nakamura Kanzaburo, full-length portrait, facing right, holding fan. Date 1770

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actors Nakamura Matsue in the Role of Kyomachi no Oman a

The actors Nakamura Matsue in the Role of Kyomachi no Oman and Sawamura Tanosuke in the role of Tsune Wakamaru. Date between 1764 and 1772

Background imageNakamura Collection: Two actors: Segawa Kikunojo in the role of Nuregami no Cho

Two actors: Segawa Kikunojo in the role of Nuregami no Chogoro and Nakamura Shikan Hanaregoma no Chokichi. Print shows two actors in the role of warriors during a sword fight

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actor Nakamura Utaemon in the role of Den Kaibo

The actor Nakamura Utaemon in the role of Den Kaibo. Print shows the actor Nakamura Utaemon portraying Den Kaibo dancing with a fan. Date between 1833 and 1836

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actors Bando Hikosaburo and Nakamura Noshio

The actors Bando Hikosaburo and Nakamura Noshio. Print shows the actors Bando Hikosaburo and Nakamura Noshio, one portraying a female role. Date between 1796 and 1798

Background imageNakamura Collection: Arashi Rikan as Mashiba Hisatsugu left; Nakamura Utaemon as

Arashi Rikan as Mashiba Hisatsugu left; Nakamura Utaemon as Hakusho, Gosaku who is actually Ishikawa Goeimon center; Ichikawa Hakuen as Hayawaza Masazaemon right. Date between 1830 and 1844

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actors Matsumoto Koshiro, Iwai Hanshiro, and Nakamura Sh

The actors Matsumoto Koshiro, Iwai Hanshiro, and Nakamura Shikan. Print shows two actors on the shoulders of a giant and the third actor leaping onto the giant. Date between 1825 and 1830

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actors Nakamura Shikan, Segawa Kikunojo, and Nakamura Ka

The actors Nakamura Shikan, Segawa Kikunojo, and Nakamura Karoku. Print shows the actors Nakamura Shikan, Segawa Kikunojo, and Nakamura Karoku as samurai, one disguised(?) as a woman

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actor Nakamura Shikan in the role of Kitsune Kuzunoha

The actor Nakamura Shikan in the role of Kitsune Kuzunoha. Print shows actor Nakamura Shikan, full-length portrait, standing, in the role of the fox Kitsune Kuzunoha in human form

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actor Nakamura Karoku in the role of Kinokuniya Koharu

The actor Nakamura Karoku in the role of Kinokuniya Koharu. Print shows the actor Nakamura Karoku, in an onnagata role of the courtesan Kinokuniya Koharu, full-length, standing

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actor Nakamura Nakazo

The actor Nakamura Nakazo. Date between 1760 and 1790, printed later

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actor Nakamura Karoku in the role of Sagami

The actor Nakamura Karoku in the role of Sagami. Print shows the actor Nakamura Karoku portraying a woman, Sagami. Date between 1818 and 1825

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actors Nakamura Karoku and and Ichikawa Yaozo

The actors Nakamura Karoku and and Ichikawa Yaozo. Print shows two actors, Nakamura Karoku and Ichikawa Yaozo, one sitting on the back of a giant toad. Date between 1830 and 1834

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actor Nakamura Shikan

The actor Nakamura Shikan

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actor Nakamura Utaemon in the role of Mitsugi from Fukuo

The actor Nakamura Utaemon in the role of Mitsugi from Fukuoka. Print shows the actor Nakamura Utaemon, full-length portrait, standing at the seashore, facing left, holding a piece of paper. Date 1813

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actors Nakamura Shikan in the role of Sadaka and Nakamur

The actors Nakamura Shikan in the role of Sadaka and Nakamura Matsue in the role of Hinadori. Date between 1821 and 1823

Background imageNakamura Collection: Nakamura Shikan in the role of the farmer, Yasaku

Nakamura Shikan in the role of the farmer, Yasaku. Print shows the actor Nakamura Shikan portraying Yasaku, a farmer holding a rifle outside farm buildings. Date between 1833 and 1836

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actors Ichikawa Kuzo, Sawamura Tanosuke, and Nakamura Sh

The actors Ichikawa Kuzo, Sawamura Tanosuke, and Nakamura Shikan. Print shows three actors, one in the role of a woman. Date 1861

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actors Ichimura Kamezo and Nakamura Kiyoza

The actors Ichimura Kamezo and Nakamura Kiyoza. Print shows the actors Ichimura Kamezo and Nakamura Kiyoza, one portraying a female role. Date between 1751 and 1760

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actor Nakamura Tomijuro

The actor Nakamura Tomijuro. Print shows the actor Nakamura Tomijuro portraying a woman performing a Noh dance. Date 1774 or 1775

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actor Nakamura Tomijuro in the role of oiso no Tora

The actor Nakamura Tomijuro in the role of oiso no Tora. Print shows the actor Nakamura Tomijuro, full-length portrait, holding a bonsai on a tray, in the female role of oiso no Tora

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actor Nakamura Utaemon in his last performance of Shunka

The actor Nakamura Utaemon in his last performance of Shunkan. Print shows the actor Nakamura Utaemon as a priest holding a mirror in a snowy landscape. Date between 1825 and 1833

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actor Nakamura Matsue in the role of keisei Miyako

The actor Nakamura Matsue in the role of keisei Miyako. 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

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actor Nakamura Kumesaburo

The actor Nakamura Kumesaburo. Print shows the actor Nakamura Kumesaburo, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, in the role of a woman walking near a stream. Date between 1776 and 1781

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actors Onoe Kikugoro and Nakamura Kiyosaburo

The actors Onoe Kikugoro and Nakamura Kiyosaburo. Print shows actors Onoe Kikugoro and Nakamura Kiyosaburo, wearing geta, portraying street musicians. Date 1750, printed later

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actor Nakamura Tomijuro in the role of Shizuka Gozen

The actor Nakamura Tomijuro in the role of Shizuka Gozen. Date between 1833 and 1837

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actor Nakamura Nakazo holding a rice coupon

The actor Nakamura Nakazo holding a rice coupon. Print shows the actor Nakamura Nakazo, full-length, standing on the shore, facing slightly left, holding a rice coupon. Date between 1781 and 1785

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actors Ichikawa Ebizo and Nakamura Denkuro and Ichikawa

The actors Ichikawa Ebizo and Nakamura Denkuro and Ichikawa Yaozo. Date between 1744 and 1755

Background imageNakamura Collection: The actor Nakamura Utaemon in the role of Kato Masakiyo The

The actor Nakamura Utaemon in the role of Kato Masakiyo The
The actor Nakamura Utaemon in the role of Kato Masakiyo. Print shows the actor Nakamura Utaemon, head-and-shoulders portrait, as a warrior in the role of Kato Kiyomasa (Masakiyo)

Background imageNakamura Collection: Male Actor as Female

Male Actor as Female
The celebrated actor Tomedjuro Nakamura, in the female role of Kaishi


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