Theater Prints (280)
Artists Known for Theater

Mikuni Hikari, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Kiso, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Eguchi, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Shari, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Sahoyama, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Setsubun, from the series "Fifty Kyogen Plays (Kyogen gojuban)"
1927 (Published)
Color woodblock print

Obagasake, from the series "Fifty Kyogen Plays (Kyogen gojuban)"
1927 (Published)
Color woodblock print

Wakana, from the series "Fifty Kyogen Plays (Kyogen gojuban)"
1927 (Published)
Color woodblock print

Beach Girl

Kou, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Yurimasa, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Ohara-gokô, from the series "One Hundred No Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)"
1898/1903
Color woodblock print

Iyogu, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Rokujizo (Kyogen), from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Mokuzuku, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Ukon, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Shiga, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Scene from Noh Play

Shunkan, from the series "One Hundred No Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)"
1898/1903
Color woodblock print

Teika, from the series "One Hundred No Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)"
1898/1903
Color woodblock print

Su-yo or Suutai, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Mekari, from the series "One Hundred No Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)"
1898/1903
Color woodblock print

Sakaga, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Tatsuta, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Tama-no-i, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Mochizuki, from the series "One Hundred No Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)"
1898/1903
Color woodblock print

Daija, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Kappo, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Domyoji, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Roppo, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print

Karafune, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
1898
Color woodblock print
Actor Arashi Tokusaburō II (later Kitsusaburō II) as O-Karu with Onoe Kikugorō as Kampei, by Castle Moat in Night Scene (from Chūshingura)
c. 1840
Color woodblock diptych (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as both Yamauba and Kaidōmaru
c. 1823
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Actor Ichikawa Danzō V as both Tsurifune no Sabu and Tamashima Isonojō
1824
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Actor Kataoka Gadō II as Hattori Kingorō
1841
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Actor Kataoka Gadō II as Yodoya Tatsugorō
1841
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Just Arrived from Edo, Actor Arashi Kitsusaburō (II)
c. 1824
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Actor Arashi Kitsusaburō I as Chinzei Hachirō
c. 1821
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Actor Ichikawa Danzō as the Courtesan Akoya
1839
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Actor Nakamura Tomijūrō as Matsukaze
1839
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
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Frequently Asked Questions
Tsukioka Kōgyo, Natori Shunsen, and Kanpo Yoshikawa are among the artists most associated with theater in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.
Hanga currently catalogues 280 prints tagged with theater, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.




