Female Impersonator Collection (page 8)

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Nijo no Kisaki (?) in the Play Natsu Matsuri Naniwa c. 1770
The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Nijo no Kisaki (?) in the Play Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Seventh Month, 1770 (?), c. 1770

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru in Act Seven of the Play Chushingura (Treasury... c)
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru in Act Seven of the Play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers), Performed at the Morita Theater from the Third Day of the Fourth Month, 1769

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in a Female Role, c. 1769. Creator: Ippitsusai Buncho
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in a Female Role, c. 1769

The Actor Ichikawa Benzo in an Unidentified Role, c. 1768. Creator: Ippitsusai Buncho
The Actor Ichikawa Benzo in an Unidentified Role, c. 1768

The Actor Arashi Hinaji I, Possibly as Yuya Gozen in the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji (The Genji Clan Now at Its Zenith)

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I, page from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I, page from " A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)", 1770

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II, Possibly as Princess Ayaori in the Play Ima o Sakari... c
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II, Possibly as Princess Ayaori in the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji (The Genji Clan Now at Its Zenith)

The Actors Arashi Sangoro II as Minamoto no Yoritomo Disguised as the Hat Maker... c
The Actors Arashi Sangoro II as Minamoto no Yoritomo Disguised as the Hat Maker (Ebosi Ori) Daitaro, and Segawa Kikunojo II as the Snow Woman (Yuki Onna)

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II holding an umbrella, c. 1750s. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II holding an umbrella, c. 1750s

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I and Segawa Kikunojo I as lovers under an umbrella, c. 1740s

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I, c. 1755. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I, c. 1755

The Actors Nakamura Kiyosaburo I as Matsuyama and Ichimura Kamezo I as Wanya... 1749
The Actors Nakamura Kiyosaburo I as Matsuyama and Ichimura Kamezo I as Wanya Kyubei in the play " Yoritomo Gunbai Kagami, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1749

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as a courtesan, c. 1747. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as a courtesan, c. 1747. Probably a portrait of the actor playing the courtesan Nishikigi in " A Group of Sumo Wresters of the Izu Peninsula"

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Oume, Wife of Kisaku, in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo... c1770
The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Oume, Wife of Kisaku, in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed a the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770, c. 1770

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Oiso no Tora in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1769, c. 1769

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Oiso no Tora (?) (right), and Otani Taniji (left), c. 1770

The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Nishikigi in the Play Mutsu no Hana Ume no Kaomise... c. 1769
The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Nishikigi in the Play Mutsu no Hana Ume no Kaomise, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1769, c. 1769

The Actor Yamashita Kyonosuke I in a Female Role, c. 1769. Creator: Ippitsusai Buncho
The Actor Yamashita Kyonosuke I in a Female Role, c. 1769

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Shume no Hangan Morihisa (right), and Sanogawa Ichimatsu II as Chujo (left), in the Play Edo no Hana Wakayagi Soga

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

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Oshichi and Nakamura Kumetaro I as Kichisaburo in the play " Izu Kosode Shobai Kagami, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the second month, 1751, 1751

An Actor of Womans Roles, Japan, 1791. Creator: Hokusai
An Actor of Womans Roles, Japan, 1791

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo as a Woman with Dishevelled Hair, Japan, c. 1791

The Actor Anegawa Chiyosaburo from Kyoto, 1734. Creator: Nishimura Shigenobu
The Actor Anegawa Chiyosaburo from Kyoto, 1734

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I as Soga no Goro, c. 1744. Creator: Okumura Masanobu
The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I as Soga no Goro, c. 1744

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I, c. 1744. Creator: Okumura Masanobu
The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I, c. 1744

Sanjo Kantaro, from "A Triptych of Young Kabuki Actors: Edo, Right (Iroko... c. 1723. Creator: Okumura Masanobu)
Sanjo Kantaro, from "A Triptych of Young Kabuki Actors: Edo, Right (Iroko sanpukutsui: Edo, migi)", c. 1723

The Actor Sanogawa Mangiku as a woman walking in the snow, c. 1742

The Actors Sanjo Kantaro II as Osome and Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Hisamatsu, 1720. Creator: Okumura Toshinobu
The Actors Sanjo Kantaro II as Osome and Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Hisamatsu, 1720

The Actor Sanjo Kantaro as a courtesan, c. 1723. Creator: Okumura Toshinobu
The Actor Sanjo Kantaro as a courtesan, c. 1723

The Actor Hayakawa Hatsuse as a Flower Vendor, mid-1720s. Creator: Okumura Toshinobu
The Actor Hayakawa Hatsuse as a Flower Vendor, mid-1720s

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke as a nobleman and Dekishima Daisuke as a noblewoman, c. 1721

Tamaya Shinbei and Mikuni Kojoro, c. 1781/1818. Creator: Rekisentei Eiri
Tamaya Shinbei and Mikuni Kojoro, c. 1781/1818

The Actor Hayakawa Shinkatsu as a Woman Standing under Cherry Tree, c. 1724

The Actor Nakamura Matsue III as Keisei Agemaki, early 19th century

The Actor Nakamura Karoku I as Fujiya Azuma, 1827. Creator: Shunshosai Hokucho
The Actor Nakamura Karoku I as Fujiya Azuma, 1827

The Actors Yamashita Kinsaku II and Segawa Kikunojo II, c. 1757. Creator: Torii Kiyohiro
The Actors Yamashita Kinsaku II and Segawa Kikunojo II, c. 1757

The Actor Tsutsui Kichijuro, c. 1704. Creator: Torii Kiyomasu I
The Actor Tsutsui Kichijuro, c. 1704

The Actor Fujimura Handayu II as Oiso no Tora, c. 1715. Creator: Torii Kiyomasu I
The Actor Fujimura Handayu II as Oiso no Tora, c. 1715

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke I and Tamazawa Rinya, c. 1715. Creator: Torii Kiyomasu I
The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke I and Tamazawa Rinya, c. 1715

Actor as a Standing Beauty, c. 1712. Creator: Torii Kiyomasu I
Actor as a Standing Beauty, c. 1712

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Yaoya Oshichi, c. 1751. Creator: Torii Kiyomasu
The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Yaoya Oshichi, c. 1751. [Yaoya Oshichi was burned at the stake for attempting to commit arson]

The Actors Ichimura Kamezo I as Yosaku and Arashi Tominosuke I as Koman, c. 1754

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Kosoke and Arashi Tominosuke I as Okiku, mid-18th century

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I, right sheet of "Flower Vendor Triptych
The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I, right sheet of " Flower Vendor Triptych (Hanauri sanpukutsui)", c. 1743

The Actor Takinaka Utagawa (Kasen), c. 1741. Creator: Torii Kiyomasu
The Actor Takinaka Utagawa (Kasen), c. 1741

The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I in a female role, c. 1718. Creator: Torii Kiyomasu
The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I in a female role, c. 1718

The Actor Tamazawa Saijiro in an unidentified role, c. 1740. Creator: Torii Kiyomasu
The Actor Tamazawa Saijiro in an unidentified role, c. 1740

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