Puppeteer Collection

Chinese Puppet Theatre
A street puppet show. The automaton figures are operated by a set of strings

Puppet in kimono being manipulated by two bunraku puppeteers in black robes. Woodblock ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Kunisada II, Tokyo, 1850s

Children's Festival with puppet show (engraving)
UIG5414626 Children's Festival with puppet show (engraving); UIG.

Letters E F: grocery store, elephant, fan, farm, rifle, puppet, pheasant. Engraving in ' ABC of toys''
DUV4208315 Letters E F: grocery store, elephant, fan, farm, rifle, puppet, pheasant. Engraving in ' ABC of toys''

Chinese puppet show, Qing Dynasty. The puppeteer is completely hidden inside a curtained theatre
FLO4590473 Chinese puppet show, Qing Dynasty. The puppeteer is completely hidden inside a curtained theatre and works the puppets in a window above his head

Chinese costumes: a miller, with his pestle and the recipient to pound the rice
FLO4634306 Chinese costumes: a miller, with his pestle and the recipient to pound the rice, a beggar with a basket and a walking puppeteer

The Political Caricature (1830), Number 35, Satirical in Colors, 1831_6_30: I will have it
ICA4930416 The Political Caricature (1830), Number 35, Satirical in Colors, 1831_6_30: I will have it! - Republican - A dominant Marianne - Marianne, Louis-Philippe, Charles X

Children watching a Punch and Judy show on a London street, 1800s
NWI4759640 Children watching a Punch and Judy show on a London street, 1800s.; (add.info.: Children watching a Punch and Judy show on a London street, 1800s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III
JOC4401116 Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, dit Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873)

Marriage of Aladdin and the princess: illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in 'Arabian
XEE4182294 Marriage of Aladdin and the princess: illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in 'Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

Illustration by L. Nehlig for the song (rhyme) So do, do, do the little puppets - extract from the book Song et rounds
PCT4278731 Illustration by L. Nehlig for the song (rhyme) So do, do, do the little puppets - extract from the book Song et rounds enfantines by J. B

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220444 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III
JOC4401030 Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, dit Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873)

Poster for the opera (opera-bouffe or opera buffa) 'Le Chevalier d'Eon', 1909 (poster)
FGL5486095 Poster for the opera (opera-bouffe or opera buffa) 'Le Chevalier d'Eon', 1909 (poster); (add.info)

The Puppets, c1764. Creator: Giovanni Volpato
The Puppets, c1764. Series: Le Arti per Via

Village with a Puppeteer Entertaining a Small Crowd, c.1650-c.1660. Creator: Peeter Gysels
Village with a Puppeteer Entertaining a Small Crowd, c.1650-c.1660

Aladdin, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Aladdin, [193-]. St Mary's School Auditorium - Lawrence - For One Performance Only...Federal Theatre Presents It's Marionettes - Aladdin - Enchanting Fairy Tale'

Sleeping Beauty, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Sleeping Beauty, [193-]. Hardy School Auditorium - Arlington - For Two Performances Only...Benefit of Parent Teacher's Ass'n...Federal Theatre Presents - It's Marionettes - Sleeping

Guy is being a joke, Ginette is watching him. Helene sews warm clothes to Henriette her doll
8600252 Guy is being a joke, Ginette is watching him. Helene sews warm clothes to Henriette her doll. Irene follows Ida, her infirm little cousin

The puppets, 1912 (Oil on canvas)
7425517 The puppets, 1912 (Oil on canvas) by Brass, Italico (1870-1943); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: by Italico Brass); Luisa Ricciarini

Behind the scenes of the Theatre Seraphin, Paris, 1794
JAB4120134 Behind the scenes of the Theatre Seraphin, Paris, 1794 by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Behind the scenes of the Theatre Seraphin.Paris - Theatre d'shadows installed at)

Tony Sarg and one of his dancing marionettes, 1928
Tony Sarg (regarded as Americas puppet master and one of his dancing marionettes, 1928 Date: 1928

China street puppeteer pre-1900

Don Quixote demolishes the puppets he thinks are Moors. "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha"by
JLJ4686581 Don Quixote demolishes the puppets he thinks are Moors. " The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616)

Illustration by Achille Lemot (1846-1909) in Le Pelerin, 21 / 03 / 09 - Words and Deeds - Antisemitism
ICA4867298 Illustration by Achille Lemot (1846-1909) in Le Pelerin, 21/03/09 - Words and Deeds - Antisemitism, Antimaconism Freemaking, England Great Britain, Religion Faith

The Actors Ichikawa Yaozo III as Shiragiku, Ichikawa Danjuro V as the puppeteer Dekurokube... 1785
The Actors Ichikawa Yaozo III as Shiragiku, Ichikawa Danjuro V as the puppeteer Dekurokubei, and Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Juro, in the joruri "Shinobukoi Yanagi no Katsura Otoko

The Actors Yamashita Kinsaku I and Hayakawa Hatsuse as puppeteers in the play "Diary Kept... 1725
The Actors Yamashita Kinsaku I and Hayakawa Hatsuse as puppeteers in the play " Diary Kept on a Journey by Sea to Izu" (" Funadama Izu Nikki" )

The Dressing Room of a Puppet Theater, the table of contents from the series "Famous... c. 1705 / 06
The Dressing Room of a Puppet Theater, the table of contents from the series " Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)", c. 1705/06

Cover of "L Assiette au Beurre", number 199, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4901086 Cover of " L Assiette au Beurre", number 199, Satirique en Couleurs, 1905_2_11: Bebes ministres - Ministere - Combes Emile (1835-1921)

Celebrities and Personages: Lord Charles Beresford, British admiral and politician; John Burns
7148430 Celebrities and Personages: Lord Charles Beresford, British admiral and politician; John Burns, British trade unionist and politician; Henry Labouchere, British politician; William Harcourt

Un jeu de marionette, in serie divertissements des enfants (A marionette Play, from the series Childrens amusement)
FIA5359186 Un jeu de marionette, in serie divertissements des enfants (A marionette Play, from the series Childrens amusement). Estampe de Katsukawa Shunsen (Shunko II) (1762-1830)

Woman with three men as puppets (litho)
7149288 Woman with three men as puppets (litho) by Kley, Heinrich (1863-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman with three men as puppets)

Chinese Peep-show (engraving)
7180857 Chinese Peep-show (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese Peep-show)

The Head of the Poll; or, the Wimbledon Showman and His Puppet, caricature of British Whig politicians John Horne Tooke
7148339 The Head of the Poll; or, the Wimbledon Showman and His Puppet, caricature of British Whig politicians John Horne Tooke and Francis Burdett, 1807 (engraving) by English School

Puppeteer, c. 1730. Creator: Okumura Toshinobu
Puppeteer, c. 1730. Attributed to Okumura Toshinobu

The Actors Fujita Hananojo and Ichikawa Danjuro II, c. 1714. Creator: Torii Kiyonobu I
The Actors Fujita Hananojo and Ichikawa Danjuro II, c. 1714. Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu I

The Hobby Horse Dance (harugoma odori), c. 1750. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
The Hobby Horse Dance (harugoma odori), c. 1750

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I holding a puppet of the Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I, c. 1740s

Puppeteers - A Set of Three (Ayatsuri sanpukutsui), c. 1752. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
Puppeteers - A Set of Three (Ayatsuri sanpukutsui), c. 1752

Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as a puppeteer, c. 1749. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as a puppeteer, c. 1749

Puppeteer holding puppet on "go"board, Japan, 1820s. Creator: Hokusai
Puppeteer holding puppet on " go" board, Japan, 1820s

Entertainers, c. 1764. Creator: Torii Kiyomitsu
Entertainers, c. 1764

Entertainers performing the hobby-horse dance, c. 1764. Creator: Torii Kiyomitsu
Entertainers performing the hobby-horse dance, c. 1764

The Harugoma Dance, c. 1764. Creator: Torii Kiyomitsu
The Harugoma Dance, c. 1764

The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho (?), c. 1718

Woman holding puppet of actor Onoe Kikugoro III as Gokuin Sen'emon, c. 1820s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyasu
Woman holding puppet of actor Onoe Kikugoro III as Gokuin Sen'emon, c. 1820s

Woman holding puppet of actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Karigane Bunshichi, c. 1820s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyasu
Woman holding puppet of actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Karigane Bunshichi, c. 1820s

Convent Scene in Venice (oil on canvas)
6201950 Convent Scene in Venice (oil on canvas) by Bls, Eugen von (1843-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eugene de Bls, also known as Eugene von Bls or Eugenio Bls); Austrian, out of copyright

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"Puppeteer: Masters of Illusion and Manipulation" Step into the enchanting world of puppetry, where strings come alive and stories unfold. In this captivating image, a graceful puppet dressed in a vibrant kimono is delicately maneuvered by two skillful bunraku puppeteers. Their hands move with precision, breathing life into the inanimate figure before them. The art of puppetry has transcended time and cultures, leaving its mark on history's stage. From Graham Moffat's whimsical play "Bunty Pulls The Strings" to the mesmerizing Chinese Puppet Theatre pre-1900s street performances, puppets have entertained and enthralled audiences for centuries. In one scene captured within these words, Don Quixote unleashes his chivalrous fury upon puppets he mistakes for Moors. This poignant moment from Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra's timeless novel reminds us that even fictional characters can provoke real emotions. Puppeteers like Tony Sarg have pushed boundaries with their creations, such as dancing marionettes that effortlessly glide across the stage. These artists possess an uncanny ability to infuse their wooden counterparts with personality and charm. Yet behind every masterful performance lies hours of dedication and craftsmanship. As illustrated by Achille Lemot's thought-provoking artwork in Le Pelerin magazine, there is more than meets the eye when it comes to puppetry – it delves into themes of religion, faith, reification, and societal prejudices. Throughout history, renowned actors like Ichikawa Yaozo III and Yamashita Kinsaku I have embraced the role of a puppeteer on stage. They embody both creator and creation as they manipulate their intricate puppets to tell tales that captivate audiences' hearts. Even behind closed curtains lies another dimension – the dressing room of a puppet theater depicted by Okumura Masanobu reveals an intimate space where the magic begins.