Western theatre costumes in an attempt to depict the clothing of the Indian upper class
Idealised India costumes in 1850s.
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Greek tragedy and comedy masks
Greek tragedy and comedy masks Greek pottery Tragic and comic masks seem to owe their origin in Greece to Bacchus’ feasts, wherein those, who took part in them, where in… Read More
The Fairy Ariel by William Shakespeare
Ariel (air spirit), a fictional character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
The Hara Kiri scene from the Japanese play of Chiushingura
Chiushingura: Or, The Loyal League, a Japanese Romance by Izumo Takeda (1880)
Japan Actress Sada Yacco in the role of Oriye and as Katsugari.
Kawakami Sadayakko was born Sada Koyama (小山 贞) and trained as a geisha.
Under the stage name Sada Yacco she worked at Kawakami-theater and was one of the first actresses to a Japanese theater.
Japanese Theatre Masks 17th century.
Mask of a dying woman. Mask of a blind and a lame with a strong painful expression.
Antique Greek theatrical masks. Art Gréco. Masques Tragiques.
Antique Greek theatrical masks. Antiqués. Art Gréco. Masques Tragiques, Sculptés.
Theatrical costumes for Budapest. Costumes by Vienna Workshops
Theatrical costumes for Budapest. Vienna Workshops 1917
French dancer Marie Sallé. Ballet Danseuse in 1730.
Marie Sallé was a French dancer, time companion and rival of Marie Camargo. Marie Sallé, Règne De Louis XV, d’après Lancret, 1730. Modes et Costumes Historiques 1864.
Nô, Noh-men or Omote, jap. 能 楽 robes.
Nō, Noh-men or Omote, Is a traditional Japanese theatre, which traditionally played only by men (danced) and is accompanied by music.