Japanese Theater photograph collection

Japanese Theater photograph collection, circa 1920s-1950s

Overview of the Collection

Title: Japanese Theater photograph collection
Dates: circa 1920s-1950s (inclusive)
19201959
Quantity: 404 photographic prints
Collection Number: PH0163
Summary: Photographs of Japanese dance, dancers and actors
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
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Languages: English

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Photographs of traditional and modern movements in Japanese dance, dance-drama, and "music-plays." Includes portraits of Miss Sumi Hanyagi (dancer, Tokyo), Miss Kakuko Mori (actress, Tokyo), Koshiro Matsumoto (actor, Tokyo and head of Fujima School of Dance), Minoru Kita (actor, Tokyo), Sai Sho-ki (dancer, Korea), and Jusuke Hanayagi (Head of Hanayagi School of Dance). Photographs also depict costumes, make-up, and stage settings.

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Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Preferred Citation

The required credit line for use of images from Special Collections is: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, [plus the negative number].

The negative number is provided with the image and is a letter + number combination such as UW13452; Hegg 1234; or NA1275. A typical credit line would be, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, UW13452.

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