Onnagata Collection (page 4)

The Actor Segawa Yujiro I as Matsukaze, Sister of Togashi no Saemon, in the Play Gohiik... c. 1773. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Segawa Yujiro I as Matsukaze, Sister of Togashi no Saemon, in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho (Your Favorite Play Kanjincho [The Subscription List])

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in the "Sangai-gasa" (Triple-Umbrella) Dance Interlude of... c. 1771
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in the "Sangai-gasa" (Triple-Umbrella) Dance Interlude of the Joruri "Yukashii wa Miyako no Naredoko"

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Yuki Onna (the Snow Woman) in a dance interlude in scen... c. 1770. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Yuki Onna (the Snow Woman) in a dance interlude in scene two of the Joruri "Courtesan's Rouge on a Snow White Face (Oyama Beni Yuki no Sugao)

The Actors Arashi Hinaji I (right), and Ichikawa Komazo II (left), as Princess Sakura... c. 1769. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Arashi Hinaji I (right), and Ichikawa Komazo II (left), as Princess Sakura (Sakura Hime) (?) and Shimizu Tonoinosuke (?), in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu ()

The Actors Onoe Tamizo I as Nishikigi (?) or Otae (?) (right), Ichikawa Danjuro V as... c. 1778. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Onoe Tamizo I as Nishikigi (?) or Otae (?) (right), Ichikawa Danjuro V as Miura Heidayu Kunitae (?) (center), and Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Oyuki ()

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Okoma (right), and Arashi Sangoro III as the Hairdres... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Okoma (right), and Arashi Sangoro III as the Hairdresser Obana Saizaburo (left), in the Play Koi Musume Mukashi Hachijo

The Actors Onoe Kikugoro III (right) as Shirokiya Okoma and Matsumoto Koshiro V...c. 1816. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
The Actors Onoe Kikugoro III (right) as Shirokiya Okoma and Matsumoto Koshiro V (left) as her lover Saiza, c. 1816

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Koman, from the series "Portraits of... 1795
Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Koman, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1795

Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Katanaya Ohana, from the series "Portraits of Actors on... 1794
Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Katanaya Ohana, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage...", 1795
Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1795

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage...", c. 1794
Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", c. 1794

The actors Iwai Hanshiro VI, Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kintoki, and Ichikawa Ebizo V... 1833. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The actors Iwai Hanshiro VI, Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kintoki, and Ichikawa Ebizo V as the woodcutter Nekko no Yokizo, 1833

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Michichiba in the Play Azuma no Mori Sakae Kusunoki... c. 1779. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Michichiba in the Play Azuma no Mori Sakae Kusunoki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1779, Japan, c. 1779

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Courtesan Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play Sono... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Courtesan Kewaizaka no Shosho in the Play Sono Kyodai Fuji no Sugatami, Performed at the Morita Theater in the First Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III (?) or Segawa Otome (?) as a Shirabyoshi Dancer in Musume... c. 1783. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III (?) or Segawa Otome (?) as a Shirabyoshi Dancer in Musume Dojo-ji, in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga (?) or Buke no Hana Musume no Adauchi ()

Kabuki Stars Before a Gracious Waterfall (Arigataki megumi no hanagata), 1883. Creator: Toyohara Kunichika
Kabuki Stars Before a Gracious Waterfall (Arigataki megumi no hanagata), 1883. Detail from a larger artwork

The Actors Arashi Sangoro II as Minamoto no Yoritomo (right), Segawa Kikunojo II as Yuk... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Arashi Sangoro II as Minamoto no Yoritomo (right), Segawa Kikunojo II as Yuki Onna (center), and Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Kajiwara Genta no Kagetoki, in the Play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Kisegawa in a "Nuno Sarashi" Dance, in... c. 1775
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Kisegawa in a "Nuno Sarashi" Dance, in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1775, Japan

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the courtesan Agemaki in the play "Sukeroku Yukari no... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the courtesan Agemaki in the play "Sukeroku Yukari no Hatsu-zakura, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

Tennojiya Riko (The actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as the maid Ebizo Okane of the Ouchiya... 1794)
Tennojiya Riko (The actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as the maid Ebizo Okane of the Ouchiya [actually Iwate, wife of Sadato]), 1794

The actors Nakajima Wadaemon (R) as Bodara Chozaemon and Nakamura Konozo (L)... 1794. Creator: Toshusai Sharaku
The actors Nakajima Wadaemon (R) as Bodara Chozaemon and Nakamura Konozo (L) as Gon of the boat-keeper Kanagawaya, 1794

The actors Segawa Tomisaburo II (R) as Yadorigi, wife of Ogishi Kurando, and Nakamura... 1794
The actors Segawa Tomisaburo II (R) as Yadorigi, wife of Ogishi Kurando, and Nakamura Manyo (L) as the servant Wakakusa, 1794

The actors Segawa Kikunojo III (R) as the courtesan Katsuragi and Sawamura Sojuro... 1794. Creator: Toshusai Sharaku
The actors Segawa Kikunojo III (R) as the courtesan Katsuragi and Sawamura Sojuro III (L) as Nagoya Sanza Motoharu, 1794

The Actor Sanjo Kantaro II as Oshichi in the play "Nanakusa Fukki Soga, " performed at the, 1718
The Actor Sanjo Kantaro II as Oshichi in the play "Nanakusa Fukki Soga, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1718

The Actor Nakamura Matsue as Oshichi in the play "Fujibumi Sakae Soga, " performed at the... 1763
The Actor Nakamura Matsue as Oshichi in the play "Fujibumi Sakae Soga, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the second month, 1763

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Hanjo in the play "Tsumagoi Sumidagawa, " performed...1733
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Hanjo in the play "Tsumagoi Sumidagawa, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1733

The Actor Sanjo Kantaro II as Oshichi in the play "Nanakusa Fukki Soga, " performed at the... 1718
The Actor Sanjo Kantaro II as Oshichi in the play "Nanakusa Fukki Soga, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1718, 1718

The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Hakata no Kojoro (?) in the Play Shitenno-ji Nobori Kuyo... c. 1773. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Hakata no Kojoro (?) in the Play Shitenno-ji Nobori Kuyo, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eighth Month, 1773, Japan, c. 1773

The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho Disguised as a Komuso in the Play... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho Disguised as a Komuso in the Play Furisode Kisaragi Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Second Month, 1772, Japan, c. 1772

The Actor Kirinami Onoe as Osasa in the play "Hachijin Taiheiki, " performed at the... 1727, 1727
The Actor Kirinami Onoe as Osasa in the play "Hachijin Taiheiki, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eighth month, 1727, 1727

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as Miura Kunitae (right), Segawa Kikunojo III as Yasukata... c. 1782. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as Miura Kunitae (right), Segawa Kikunojo III as Yasukata (center), and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Utou (left), in the Play Godai Genji Mitsugi no Furisode

The Actor Sanogawa Mangiku I as Ohatsu in the play "Sogazaki Shinju, " performed at the... 1719
The Actor Sanogawa Mangiku I as Ohatsu in the play "Sogazaki Shinju, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the fourth month, 1719, 1719

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the female fox from Mt. Ubagadake in the play... c. 1777. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I I as the female fox from Mt. Ubagadake in the play "Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1777, Japan, c. 1777

Scene from the Play Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees (Yoshitsune senbon zakura), 8th or 9th month, 1784

Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Konoshita Tokichi, Nakamura Daikichi as His Wife, and Iwai Hanshiro V as Masago in the Play Yakko Yakko Edo no Hanayari, ca. 1819

Actors performing stage dance of the four Onnagatas, c. 1800-05 (colour woodcut)
GLS314161 Actors performing stage dance of the four Onnagatas, c.1800-05 (colour woodcut) by Toyokuni, Utagawa (1769-1825); 22.3x23.5 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

The actors Onoe Matsusuke I as the ghost of the wet-nurse Iohata and Matsumoto Kojiro... c. 1804
The actors Onoe Matsusuke I as the ghost of the wet-nurse Iohata and Matsumoto Kojiro as Mokuemon, in the play " Tokubei of India: Tales of Strange Lands (Tenjiku Tokubei ikoku banashi)"

Yamatoya Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kikusui in the play "Matsuwa Misao Onna Kusunoki, "from the s... 1794
Yamatoya Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kikusui in the play " Matsuwa Misao Onna Kusunoki, " from the series " Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

Six actors dreaming of their roles, from the series "Spring Plays of 1804: The Pillow of... 1804
Six actors dreaming of their roles, from the series " Spring Plays of 1804: The Pillow of Kontan (Koshi haru kyogen kontan no makura)", 1804

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as Shirabyoshi Hisakata, from the series "Portraits of... 1794
Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as Shirabyoshi Hisakata, from the series " Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

The actors Ichikawa Komazo III as Akuhachiro Tokikage and Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Yushide... 1798
The actors Ichikawa Komazo III as Akuhachiro Tokikage and Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Yushide, the sister of Rokurozaemon, in the play " Hana to Mimasu Yoshino no Miyuki

The actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Kojoro of the Mikuniya and Arashi Sanpachi... 1798
The actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Kojoro of the Mikuniya and Arashi Sanpachi I as her elder brother Kujuro in the play " Tomigaoka Koi no Yamabiraki

Bando Mitsugoro III as Minamoto no Yorimasa (right), Segawa Kikunojo V as Ayame no... c. 1822
Bando Mitsugoro III as Minamoto no Yorimasa (right), Segawa Kikunojo V as Ayame no Mae (center), and Ichikawa Danjuro VII as I no Hayata (left), c. 1822

The actor Iwai Kumesaburo II as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play "Oichiza Soga no Shima... 1827
The actor Iwai Kumesaburo II as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play " Oichiza Soga no Shimadai, " performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the first month, 1827, 1827

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Watanabe no Tsuna and Segawa Kikunojo V as the female... 1833
The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Watanabe no Tsuna and Segawa Kikunojo V as the female demon in the play "Modori Bridge (Modoribashi)", 1833

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kan Shojo (Sugawara Michizane) and Segawa Kikunojo V as... 1832
The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kan Shojo (Sugawara Michizane) and Segawa Kikunojo V as Umeomaru in the play "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Onoe Kikugoro IV, from the diptych "Visions of Mementos in... 1860
Memorial Portrait of the Actor Onoe Kikugoro IV, from the diptych "Visions of Mementos in Double Mirrors (Awase kagami katami no omokage)", 1860

Begonias of Mount Ashigara (Ashigarayama no shukaido): Bando Hikosaburo V as... 1862. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Begonias of Mount Ashigara (Ashigarayama no shukaido): Bando Hikosaburo V as Yamauba, from the series " Contemporary Versions of Thirty-six Selected Flowers (Tosei mitate sanjurokkasen)"

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"Unveiling the Artistry of Onnagata: A Glimpse into the World of Kabuki Theatre" Step back in time to witness the mesmerizing performances of onnagata, male actors who specialized in portraying female roles in traditional Japanese kabuki theatre. This captivating art form comes alive through vibrant woodcut prints from the early 19th century. In one print, we see a group of talented actors gracefully dancing on stage, embodying the essence of four distinct onnagatas. Their elegant movements and exquisite costumes transport us to a world where gender boundaries blur and storytelling takes center stage. Ichikawa Danjuro VII captivates as Konoshita Tokichi, while Nakamura Daikichi embodies his wife with remarkable poise. Iwai Han enchants audiences with her portrayal, leaving them spellbound by her grace and beauty. Another print introduces us to Onoe Matsusuke I as the ghostly wet-nurse Iohata and Matsumoto Kojiro as they bring haunting emotions to life. Utagawa Toyokuni I's masterful artwork captures their ethereal presence, evoking both fear and fascination. Yamatoya Iwai Hanshiro IV shines brightly as Kikusui in "Matsuwa Misao Onna Kusunoki, " showcasing not only his acting prowess but also his ability to captivate hearts with every movement. The play unfolds before our eyes through Utagawa Toyokuni I's intricate details that breathe life into this historical moment. A whimsical scene reveals six actors dreaming about their upcoming roles for spring plays in 1804. Utagawa Toyokuni I's vivid imagination transports us into their mindscape filled with anticipation and excitement for what lies ahead. Hamamuraya presents Segawa Kikunojo III as Shirabyoshi Hisakata—a courtesan whose allure is captured effortlessly by the artist's brushstrokes.