Puppet Theatre Collection

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

Marionette Varieties, Los Angeles, 1937. Creator: Unknown
Marionette Varieties, Los Angeles, 1937. Theatre of the Magic Strings...Now Playing..."Marionette Varieties"..."The Jewel Tree"...Federal Theatre Project - Division of WPA'

Marionette Vaudeville, San Francisco, 1937. Creator: Unknown
Marionette Vaudeville, San Francisco, 1937. A Delightful Novelty of Modern Puppetry...Alcazar [Theatre]...A Federal Theatre Production - W.P.A.'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Marionette Varieties, San Francisco, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Marionette Varieties, San Francisco, 1936. Marionette Varieties - direction Ralph Chesse - Yamarka Russian Fair...A Federal Theatre Production - W.P.A.'

Vaudeville, San Francisco, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Vaudeville, San Francisco, [193-]. Marionette Vaudeville - A Delightful Novelty of Modern Puppetry - Alcazar [Theatre]'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Marionette Varieties, San Francisco, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Marionette Varieties, San Francisco, [193-]. Marionette Varieties - direction Ralph Chesse - San Francisco Boys Club...A Federal Theatre Production - W.P.A.'

The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as Minamoto no Yoritomo in a dance interlude in scene two... c. 1770. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as Minamoto no Yoritomo 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 Ichikawa Danjuro V as a skeleton, spirit of the renegade monk Seigen (left), an... 1783. Creator: Shunsho
The actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as a skeleton, spirit of the renegade monk Seigen (left), and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Princess Sakura (right)

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Kajiwara Genta no Kagetoki in a dance interlude in sce... c. 1770. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Kajiwara Genta no Kagetoki 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 Nakamura Nakazo I as Omi no Kotoda (right), and Otani Hiroji III as Bamba no... c. 1774. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Omi no Kotoda (right), and Otani Hiroji III as Bamba no Chuda (left), in the Joruri "Sono Chidori Yowa no Kamisuki" (The Plovers: Combing Hair at Midnight)

The joruri, Nure tsubame negura no karakasa, from the series Joruri libretti (Joruri... c. 1804/06)
The joruri, Nure tsubame negura no karakasa, from the series Joruri libretti (Joruri-bon) (Nure tsubame negura no karakasa, Osome, Hisamatsu), Japan, c. 1804/06

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Abbot Saimyo-ji Tokiyori, Disguised as a Monk, in the... c. 1773. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Abbot Saimyo-ji Tokiyori, Disguised as a Monk, in the Joruri "Onna Hachi no Ki" (A Female Version of "The Potted Trees")

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 Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Miyukinosuke, Segawa Kikunojo III as Hatsune-hime, and... 1785
The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Miyukinosuke, Segawa Kikunojo III as Hatsune-hime, and Ichikawa Danjuro V as Ninnaji no Saibei, in the joruri "Shitenno Oe no Yamairi

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as shirabyoshi dancer Makomo no Mae in the joruri "Iru ni Ma... 1767
The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as shirabyoshi dancer Makomo no Mae in the joruri " Iru ni Makase Yumiharizuki, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1767, Japan, 1767

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the ghost of Yatsuhashi, Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no... 1783
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the ghost of Yatsuhashi, Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Juro, and Ichikawa Danjuro V as the ghost of Seigen, in the play "Sono Omokage Matsu ni Sakura

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 Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Juro, Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Oiso no Tora, Azuma... 1784
The Actors Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Juro, Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Oiso no Tora, Azuma Tozo III as Miura Katagai, and Otani Tokuji I as Danzaburo, in the joruri "Chidorigake Koi no Tamaboko

The Actors Nakamura Riko I as Tanbaya Otsuma and Ichikawa Yaozo III as Furuteya Hachirobei... 1785
The Actors Nakamura Riko I as Tanbaya Otsuma and Ichikawa Yaozo III as Furuteya Hachirobei, in the joruri " Sakamachi Yoi no Yotsutsuji

Courting Komachi (Kayoi Komachi), from the series Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet... 1705 / 06
Courting Komachi (Kayoi Komachi), from the series Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake), Edo period (1615-1868), 1705/06

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

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Senjiro disguised as Kichisaburo and Nakamura Tomijuro... 1742
The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Senjiro disguised as Kichisaburo and Nakamura Tomijuro I as Oshichi in the joruri " Midaregami Yoru no Amigasa

The Demon Shutendoji of Mount Oe (Oeyama Shutendoji), from the series "Famous... c. 1705 / 06
The Demon Shutendoji of Mount Oe (Oeyama Shutendoji), from the series " Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)", c. 1705/06

Narihira: The Mirror Scene (Narihira kagami no dan), from the series "Famous Scenes... c. 1705 / 06
Narihira: The Mirror Scene (Narihira kagami no dan), from the series " Famous Scenes from Japanaese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)", c. 1705/06

Three actors and a puppet, late 1810s. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Three actors and a puppet, late 1810s

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as a Mendicant Monk in the Joruri "Midarezaki Hana no
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as a Mendicant Monk in the Joruri " Midarezaki Hana no Irogoromo" (Colorful Cloth Profusely Flowered)

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sukeroku in the Joruri "Sukeroku Kuruwa no Natori... c. 1782
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sukeroku in the Joruri "Sukeroku Kuruwa no Natori-gusa" (Sukeroku: Peony of the Pleasure Quarters)

The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II (center), and Sakata... c. 1786. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko
The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II (center), and Sakata Hangoro III (left), Possibly as Manazuru the Wife of Tametomo, Hojo Saburo Munetoki, and Kawanaya Tashiro

Bust Portrait of the Actor Onoe Matsusuke I, Perhaps as Yodohachi the Cowherd in the Joruri " Shitenno Oeyama Iri" (The Four Great Retainers of Yorimitsu Go to Mt)

Marylin, the Trapeze Artist, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Frank Gray
Marylin, the Trapeze Artist, 1935/1942

Kasperltheater, 1910. Creator: Hans Kalmsteiner
Kasperltheater, 1910

Female Chanter for Joruri Puppet Theater, ca. 1920. Creator: Arai Kou
Female Chanter for Joruri Puppet Theater, ca. 1920

Kasperl Theater, 1907. Creator: Hans Kalmsteiner
Kasperl Theater, 1907

Kasperltheater, 1907. Creator: Hans Kalmsteiner
Kasperltheater, 1907

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