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舞台のおもかげ 第4輯 (中村吉右衛門)

安部豊 編 · 1919 · 好文社 · 44 pictures

A 1919 Japanese photographic volume, the fourth installment of Shibai no omokage, compiled by Abe Yutaka and published by Kobunsha, presenting studio and stage portraits of the kabuki actor Nakamura Kichiemon. The photographs show kabuki performers in costume with stylised white face makeup, dramatic poses, and richly patterned silk robes, offering a designer references for period Japanese theatrical dress, graphic patterning, and kabuki staging.

Japanese picture books (ehon)

National Diet Library, Japan (国立国会図書館) · Public Domain Mark (PDM), National Diet Library · More from this library