Bromide Kabuki Postcards 歌舞伎 ブロマイド 絵葉書
(Postcard Stage Photos 絵葉書 舞台写真)
Woodblock print, 1915 - Ichimura Uzaemon XV in the role of Shirai Gonpachi from the magazine Shin Nigao, Volume 5.
Bromide, c. 1920 - Ichimura Uzaemon XV in the role of Togashi Saemon in the play Kanjinchō (The Subscription List).
"Before the widespread circulation of bromides featuring Kabuki actors, the role was played by actor prints from the Edo period to the mid-Meiji period [with attempts to revitalize Kabuki woodblock actor prints into the early Taishō era, an example of which is the 1915 print shown above]. Although the number of actor prints in domestic and foreign institutions is vast, recent proactive efforts by these institutions have organized and made them public, gradually revealing the full picture. As a result of these efforts, using actor prints in Kabuki research has become common. On the other hand, the photographic materials that replaced actor prints have significantly lagged in organization, publication, and research compared to actor prints."[1]
Kabuki bromide postcards were sold at theater shops and were very popular as souvenirs for theatergoers and Kabuki enthusiasts. While silver bromide photographic paper became the most utilized photo paper in the early 1900s, the term "bromide" (ブロマイド, buromaido) became a generic term for any glossy photograph of celebrities. Tens of thousands of bromides depicting Kabuki actors and the Kabuki stage were created during the Meiji era into the prewar period, with the Shochiku Otani Library holding over 12,000 images, many of which are accessible through Ritsumeikan University's Art Research Database "Shochiku Otani Library Performance Record Database" at https://goo.by/EDxFXm.[2]
These postcards were packaged in decorative bags which provide valuable insights into the sales methods of Kabuki bromides at that time. Additionally, many were formatted as postcards, with the back showing text indicating "postcard" in various languages such as "郵便はがき" (Japanese), "POST CARD" (English), and "CARTE POSTALE" (French). Some feature logos of the theater’s sales booths where stamps were attached, advertisements and directions to theater patrons.[3]
While some postcards have captions printed in red or navy blue on the photo surface, providing various information, such as performance dates, titles, scenes, theatres, role names, and actor names, the postcards in this collection do not contain captions, although some have hand-written notations on the verso providing the actor's name and role being played.[4] As bromides of popular actors in their notable roles continued to be sold long after the initial performance, it is also challenging to pinpoint the exact date of many of the performances. Compounding difficulties in identifying actors, roles and plays pictured on some cards was the practice of repurposing the same picture for different plays as pointed out by Umetada Misa in her article cited in footnote [1] below.
The majority of this collection's bromides were published by Shōchiku, a Japanese entertainment company that began in 1895 as a Kabuki theater management business in Kyoto. In 1914, the company acquired the Kabuki-za theater in Tokyo, and in 1920, Shochiku expanded into film production. "It was Shochiku that brought all the kabuki actors under the same management and raised the position of kabuki."[5]
For brief biographies of the identified actors below please go to The Kabuki Actor on this site.
[1] 東京文化財研究所無形文化遺産部所蔵 歌舞伎絵はがき・ブロマイド目録明治・大正 埋忠美沙 (Inventory of Kabuki Postcards and Photographs of Kabuki Actors in the Collection of the Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo: Meiji and Taisho Periods), UMETADA Misa, Research and Reports on Intangible Cultural Heritage Number 1 2007, Publisher: National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo.
[2] For more information on this database see [Part 8] Photographs bring back the faces of famous actors, passing on the charm of Kabuki to the next generation https://readyfor.jp/projects/ootanitoshokan8 [accessed 7-5-24]
[3] [Part 8] Photographs bring back the faces of famous actors, passing on the charm of Kabuki to the next generation https://readyfor.jp/projects/ootanitoshokan8 [accessed 7-5-24]
[4] Op. cit. Inventory of Kabuki Postcards
[5] https://www.kabukiweb.net/about/shochiku/ [accessed 7-5-24]
Kabuki Bromides in this Collection
The actor Ichimura Uzaemon XV in the role of Ojō Kichisha in a February 1932 performance of Sannin Kichisa Kuruwa no Hatsugai at the Tōkyō Gekijō.
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Actor: Ichimura Uzaemon XV 市村羽左衛門 15代目 (1874-1945)
Character: possibly Ojō Kichisha
Play / Act: Sannin Kichisa Kuruwa no Hatsugai 三人吉三廓初買 (The Thieves Named Kichisa)
Performance Date: February 1932 照和七年貮月
Theater: Tōkyō Gekijō 東京劇場
Postcard publisher:
Reference link:
The actor Ichimura Uzaemon XV in the role of Koganosuke Kiyofune in a performance of The Teachings for Women.
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Actor: Ichimura Uzaemon XV 市村羽左衛門 15代目 (1874-1945)
Character: Koganosuke Kiyofune 久我之助清舟
Play / Act: Imoseyama Onna Teikin 妹背山婦女庭訓 (The Teachings for Women)
Performance Date: possibly March 1930
Theater: possibly Kabuki-za 歌舞伎座
Postcard publisher: 松竹演藝写真部調製 [Produced by Shochiku Entertainment Photography Department as printed on verso.] (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link:
Likely the actor Ichimura Uzaemon XV.
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Actor: likely Ichimura Uzaemon XV 市村羽左衛門 15代目 (1874-1945)
Character:
Play / Act:
Performance Date:
Theater:
Postcard publisher: 松竹冩真部調製 [Produced by the Shochiku Photography Department as printed on verso] (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link:
The actor Ichimura Uzaemon XV in the role of Koganosuke Kiyofune in a performance of The Teachings for Women at the Kabuki-za
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Actor: Ichimura Uzaemon XV 市村羽左衛門 15代目 (1874-1945)
Character: Takeda Katsuyori 武田勝頼
Play / Act: Honchō nijū shikō 本朝廿四孝 (Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety) / Jishukō 十種香
Performance Date: May 1925 大正14年 5月
Theater: Kabuki-za 歌舞伎座
Postcard publisher: 松竹演藝写真部調製 [Produced by Shochiku Entertainment Photography Department] as printed on verso. (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link: Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University https://www.dh-jac.net/db/butai-photo/BM004390/portal/
The actor Ichimura Uzaemon XV in the role of Yoemon in a performance of Iro Moyō Chotto Karimame.
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Actor: Ichimura Uzaemon XV 市村羽左衛門 15代目 (1874-1945)
Character: Yoemon 与右衛門
Play / Act: Kesa Kakematsu Narita no Riken 法懸松成田利剱 (A Surplice-Hanging Pine and the Sharp Sword of Narita) / Iro Moyō Chotto Karimame 色彩間苅豆 (Sensual Colors, Going to Cut Beans)
Performance Date: possibly March 1932
Theater: possibly Kabuki-za 歌舞伎座
Postcard publisher: 松竹演藝写真部調製 as recorded on the ARC entry. [Produced by Shochiku Entertainment Photography Department] (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link: Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
https://www.dh-jac.net/db/butai-photo/sol-E-02-02-46/portal/
The actor Ichimura Uzaemon XV in the role of Genza Kingo Yoriee in a performance of Tale of Shuzenji.
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Actor: Ichimura Uzaemon XV 市村羽左衛門 15代目 (1874-1945)
Character: Genza Kingo Yoriee 源左金吾頼家
Play / Act: Shuzenji Monogatari 修禅寺物語 (Tale of Shuzenji)
Performance date:
Theater:
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Reference link: Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University https://www.dh-jac.net/db/butai-photo/sol-E-02-16-40/portal/
The actor Ichimura Uzaemon XV in the role of Genza Kingo Yoriee in a performance of Tale of Shuzenji.
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Actor: Ichimura Uzaemon XV 市村羽左衛門 15代目 (1874-1945)
Character: Togashi Saemon 富樫左衛門
Play / Act: Kanjinchō 勧進帳 (The Subscription List)
Performance date:
Theater:
Postcard publisher: 松竹演藝写真部調製 [Produced by Shochiku Entertainment Photography Department] as printed on verso. (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link: Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University https://www.dh-jac.net/db/butai-photo/sol-E-02-09-09/portal/
The actor Ichimura Uzaemon XV in the role of Togashi Saemon in a performance of The Subscription List.
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Actor: Ichimura Uzaemon XV 市村羽左衛門 15代目 (1874-1945)
Character: Togashi Saemon 富樫左衛門
Play / Act: Kanjinchō 勧進帳 (The Subscription List)
Performance date:
Theater:
Postcard publisher: 松竹演藝写真部調製 [Produced by Shochiku Entertainment Photography Department] as printed on verso. (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link: Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University https://www.dh-jac.net/db/butai-photo/sol-E-02-15-38/portal/
Likely the actor Ichimura Uzaemon XV.
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Actor: likely Ichimura Uzaemon XV 市村羽左衛門 15代目 (1874-1945)
Character:
Play / Act:
Performance Date:
Theater:
Postcard publisher: 松竹冩真部調製 [Produced by the Shochiku Photography Department as printed on verso] (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link:
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Actor: Onoe Kikugorō VI 尾上菊五郎 6代目 (1885-1949)
Character: Tadanobu jitsuwa Genkurō gitsune 忠信実源九郎狐 (Satō Tadanobu, in fact Fox Genkurō)
Play / Act: Yoshitsune senbon zakura 義経千本桜 (Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees)
Performance date: June 5, 1925 大正14 月日 06・05
Theater: Shinbashi Enbujō Theater 新橋演舞場
Postcard publisher: 松竹演藝写真部調製 (current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link: Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University https://www.dh-jac.net/db/butai-photo/sol-I-01-20-41/portal/
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Actor: Onoe Baikō VI 尾上梅幸 6代目 (1870-1934)
Character: Shiraito 白糸
Play / Act: Shiraitomondo 白糸と主水
Performance date: January 1923 大正12.1
Theater: Imperial Theater 帝劇
Postcard publisher:
Reference link:
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Actor: Onoe Baikō VI 尾上梅幸 6代目 (1870-1934)
Character: Dazai kōshitsu Sadaka 太宰後室定高
Play / Act: Imoseyama Onna Teikin 妹背山婦女庭訓 (The Teachings for Women) / Yoshinogawa 吉野川
Performance date: March 1930 昭和5年 3月
Theater: Kabuki-za 歌舞伎座
Postcard publisher: 松竹演藝写真部調製 [Produced by Shochiku Entertainment Photography Department] as printed on verso. (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link: Japan Arts Council https://goo.by/EKZgen, https://www.kabuki21.com/baiko.php
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Actor: Onoe Baikō VI 尾上梅幸 6代目 (1870-1934)
Character:
Play / Act:
Performance date:
Theater:
Postcard publisher: 松竹演藝写真部調製 [Produced by Shochiku Entertainment Photography Department] as printed on verso. (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link:
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Actor:
Character:
Play / Act:
Performance date:
Theater:
Postcard publisher: 松竹演藝写真部調製 [Produced by Shochiku Entertainment Photography Department] as printed on verso. (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link:
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Actor: Nakamura Utaemon V 中村歌右衛門 5代目 (1866-1940)
Character: Princess Yaegaki 八重垣姫
Play / Act: Honchō nijū shikō 本朝廿四孝 (Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety) / Jushukō 十種香
Performance date: May 1925 大正14年 5月
Theater: Kabuki-za 歌舞伎座
Postcard publisher:
Reference link: Japan Arts Council https://goo.by/RQhfOd
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Actor: Onoe Baikō VI 尾上梅幸 6代目 (1870-1934)
Character:
Play / Act:
Performance date:
Theater:
Postcard publisher: 松竹演藝写真部調製 [Produced by Shochiku Entertainment Photography Department] as printed on verso. (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link:
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Actor: Sawamura Sōjūrō VII 澤村宗十郎 (沢村宗十郎) 7代目 (1908-1975)
Character: Dazai no Musume Hinadori 大宰の娘雛鳥
Play / Act: Imoseyama Onna Teikin 妹背山婦女庭訓 (The Teachings for Women) / Yamato Yoshinogawa 大和吉野川
Performance date: March 1930 昭和5年 3月
Theater: Kabuki-za 歌舞伎座
Postcard publisher: 松竹演藝写真部調製 [Produced by Shochiku Entertainment Photography Department] as printed on verso. (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link: Japan Arts Council https://goo.by/jgcFTZ
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Actor: Onoe Baikō VI 尾上梅幸 6代目 (1870-1934)
Character: Koshimoto Okaru 腰元おかる
Play / Act: Kanadehon Chūshingura 仮名手本忠臣蔵 (The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers) / Michiyuki tabiji no hanamuko (Totsuka Sanchū) 道行旅路の花聟 (戸塚山中)
Performance date: November 1927 昭和2年 11月
Theater: Imperial Theater 帝国劇場
Postcard publisher:
Reference link: Japan Arts Council https://www2.ntj.jac.go.jp/dglib/collections/view_detail_bromide?division=search&class=bromide&kw=%E5%B0%BE%E4%B8%8A%E6%A2%85%E5%B9%B8&did=301055
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Actor:
Character:
Play / Act:
Performance date:
Theater:
Postcard publisher: 松竹冩真部調製 [Produced by the Shochiku Photography Department as printed on verso] (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link:
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Actor: Ichikawa Chūsha VII 市川中車 7代目 (1860–1936)
Character: Kiyozumi 大判事清澄
Play / Act: Imoseyama Onna Teikin 妹背山婦女庭訓 (The Teachings for Women) / Yamato Yoshinogawa 大和吉野川
Performnce date: March 1930 昭和5年 3月
Theater: Kabuki-za 歌舞伎座
Postcard publisher:
Reference link: Japan Arts Council https://goo.by/XGjEoA
The actor Nakamura Senjaku I in the role of Minamoto no Yoshitsune in the dance-drama "Kanjinchō", staged in April 1936 at the Shinjuku Daiichi Gekijō.
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Actor: Nakamura Senjaku I 中村扇雀 1代目 (1902-1983)
Character: Minamoto no Yoshitsune 源義経
Play / Act: Kanjinchō 勧進帳 (The Subscription List)
Performance date: April 1936
Theater: Shinjuku Daiichi Gekijō 新宿第一劇場
Postcard publisher: 松竹冩真部調製 [Produced by the Shochiku Photography Department as printed on verso] (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link: https://www.kabuki21.com/ganjiro2_p.php
Nakamura Utaemon V in the role of Ishikawa Goemon in the play Sanmon Gosan no Kiri staged on January 1, 1934.
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Actor: Nakamura Utaemon V 中村歌右衛門 5代目 (1866-1940)
Character: Ishikawa Goemon 石川五右衛門
Play / Act: Sanmon Gosan no Kiri 樓門五山桐
Performance date: January 1, 1934 昭和9年 4月
Theater:
Postcard publisher: 松竹演藝写真部調製 [Produced by Shochiku Entertainment Photography Department] as printed on verso. (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nakamura_Utaemon_V_as_Ishikawa_Goemon.jpg
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Actor: Matsumoto Kōshirō VII 松本幸四郎 5代目 (1870-1949)
Character: 花川戸助六 実は 曾我五郎時致 Hanakawado Sukeroku (actually Soga Gorō Tokimune)
Play / Act: Sukeroku yukari no Edo zakura 助六由縁江戸桜 (Sukeroku: Flower of Edo) / Miyuraya kōshi saki 三浦屋格子先
Performance Date: April 1933 昭和8年 4月
Theater: Kabuki-za 歌舞伎座
Postcard publisher: 松竹演藝写真部調製 [Produced by Shochiku Entertainment Photography Department] as printed on verso. (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link: Japan Artis Council https://www2.ntj.jac.go.jp/dglib/collections/view_detail_bromide?division=search&class=bromide&kw=%E6%9D%BE%E6%9C%AC%E5%B9%B8%E5%9B%9B%E9%83%8E&did=303183
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Actor:
Character:
Play / Act:
Performance Date:
Theater:
Postcard publisher: 松竹演藝写真部調製 [Produced by Shochiku Entertainment Photography Department] as printed on verso. (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link:
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Actor:
Character:
Play / Act:
Performance Date:
Theater:
Postcard publisher: 松竹演藝写真部調製 [Produced by Shochiku Entertainment Photography Department] as printed on verso. (Current company name is Shochiku Co., Ltd. 松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha https://www.shochiku.co.jp/global/en/company/history/)
Reference link:
袋 Fukuro (bag)
The below bags/envelopes accompanied the above postcards. Unfortunately, all the postcards had been removed prior to my obtaining them.
御觀劇幕間に御寫眞の御利用を
Please make use of our photography services during the intermissions of your theater visit.
御散策の節は 昭和通り別館入口より
When taking a walk, please enter from the entrance of the Showa Street Annex.
松竹直營 Shochiku Direct Sales
歌舞伎座寫場 Kabuki-za Photo Studio
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漲る若さ! Brimming with youth!
資生堂 Shiseido
スキンローション skin lotion
整肌に skin care
アレ小ジワどめに 淡化粧下に
To prevent those small wrinkles, under light makeup
1.50¥ (大) 1.00¥ 公
東京銀座 資生堂
Tokyo Ginza Shiseido
松竹直營 Shochiku Direct Sales
歌舞伎座寫場 Kabuki-za Photography Studio
御觀劇幕間に 御寫眞の御利用を
During the intermission of your theater viewing, please take advantage of our photography services.
御散策の節は 昭和通り別館入口より
When taking a stroll, please use the entrance from Showa Street Annex.
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純國産印画紙の先驅
サザナミ
S・K・Kの製品
寫真化學工業
The pioneer of purely domestic photographic paper Sazanami. A product of S.K.K. Shashin Chemical Industry
ENV03 verso
The firm Kamigataya in Tokyo's Ginza was a printer, publisher and retailer of postcards, card games, stamp albums and sundries.
ENV04 verso
The firm Kamigataya in Tokyo's Ginza was a printer, publisher and retailer of postcards, card games, stamp albums and sundries.
東京土産品協會加召 [lower right within rectangle]
Tokyo Souvenir Association Member*
[left side rectangle with listing of items for sale]
芝居繪はがき 發賣元 Drama picture postcard (published by)
東都美人寫眞 發賣元 Tokyo bijin photographs (published by)
内外活動プロマイド Domestic and international bromides
寳塚歌劇プロマイド Takarazuka opera bromides
寳塚歌劇脚本(年月號) Takarazuka Revue script (year and month)
寳塚グラフ、エスエス Takarazuka Graph [magazine], Stage & Screen
寳塚好み お土産 各種 Takarazuka souvenirs of various kinds
注意 一度御持歸リのブロマイドは御取替の儀御断り致します
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松竹歌劇プロマイド Shōchiku opera bromides
各種映畵、劇、雜誌 Various films, plays, magazines
花かるた、御道具 Flower playing cards, props
トランプ、百人一首 Playing cards, Hyakunin Isshu
麻雀、和洋將棋各種 Mahjong, various types of Japanese and Western chess
お遊び道具 一式 Sets of playthings/toys
各種 アルバ厶 - All sorts of albums
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江戸趣味 木版刷封筒 祝儀袋 Edo-style woodblock printed envelopes for monetary gifts
抒情人形 外 各種人形 Lyric dolls (jojō ningyō) and various other dolls.
各種高級印刷 Various high-quality printings.
藝術寫真撮影 Artistic photography
出張撮影、踊撮影 On-location photography, dance photography
二階寫真撮影場" Second-floor photo studio.
注意 一度御持歸リのブロマイドは御取替の儀御断り致します
Attention: We regret to inform you that bromides once purchased cannot be exchanged.
*The Tokyo Souvenir Association: An association consisting of over a hundred first-class specialty stores selling excellent products from Tokyo. Established in April, Showa 10 (1935), within the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce.] Source: 百貨店対中小商業問題 (Hyakkaten tai chūshō shōgyō mondai), published by 東洋経済新報社 Tōyō Keizai Shinpōsha , 1936
東京土産品協會 加召 [lower right within rectangle]
Tokyo Souvenir Association Member*
[left side rectangle with listing of items for sale]
芝居繪はがき 發賣元 Drama picture postcard (published by)
東都美人寫眞 發賣元 Tokyo bijin photographs (published by)
内外活動プロマイド Domestic and international bromides
寳塚歌劇プロマイド Takarazuka opera bromides
寳塚歌劇脚本(年月號) Takarazuka Revue script (year and month)
寳塚グラフ、エスエス Takarazuka Graph [magazine], Stage & Screen
寳塚好み お土産 各種 Takarazuka souvenirs of various kinds
注意 一度御持歸リのブロマイドは御取替の儀御断り致します
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松竹歌劇プロマイド Shōchiku opera bromides
各種映畵、劇、雜誌 Various films, plays, magazines
花かるた、御道具 Flower playing cards, props
トランプ、百人一首 Playing cards, Hyakunin Isshu
麻雀、和洋將棋各種 Mahjong, various types of Japanese and Western chess
お遊び道具 一式 Sets of playthings/toys
各種 アルバ厶 - All sorts of albums
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江戸趣味 木版刷封筒 祝儀袋 Edo-style woodblock printed envelopes for monetary gifts
抒情人形 外 各種人形 Lyric dolls (jojō ningyō) and various other dolls.
各種高級印刷 Various high-quality printings.
藝術寫真撮影 Artistic photography
出張撮影、踊撮影 On-location photography, dance photography
二階寫真撮影場" Second-floor photo studio.
注意 一度御持歸リのブロマイドは御取替の儀御断り致します
Attention: We regret to inform you that bromides once purchased cannot be exchanged.
*The Tokyo Souvenir Association: An association consisting of over a hundred first-class specialty stores selling excellent products from Tokyo. Established in April, Showa 10 (1935), within the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce.] Source: 百貨店対中小商業問題 (Hyakkaten tai chūshō shōgyō mondai), published by 東洋経済新報社 Tōyō Keizai Shinpōsha, 1936
Collections of Kabuki Bromide Postcards
Japan Arts Council - https://www2.ntj.jac.go.jp/dglib/collections/submenu?division=collections&class=bromide
Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University - https://www.dh-jac.net/db/butai-photo/results.php?f29=%E7%B5%B5%E8%91%89%E6%9B%B8&f11=*&enter=portal
Shochiku Otani Library Collection - Theater Photo Search and Viewing System Search Results, Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University - https://www.dh-jac.net/db/butai-photo/results.php?enter=sol&f69=&f70=&f46=&f45%5B0%5D=&f45%5B1%5D=&f48=&f49=&f15=&f14=&f19%5B0%5D=&f19%5B1%5D=&f25%5B0%5D=&f25%5B1%5D=&f20=&f21=&f22=&f23=&f24=&f17=&f35=&f36=&f62=&f63=&f64=&f65=&f66=&f61=&f27=&f27a=&f12=&f13=&f28=&f32=&f33=&f29=&f30=&f31=&f54=&f1=&-sortField1=f1&-sortField2=&-sortField3=&-sortField4=&-format=resultsp.htm&-max=50&f9=&f11=1&-Find=%E9%96%B2%E8%A6%A7