#kabuki

[enchantedbook]

Famous Heroes of the Kabuki Stage played by Frogs' by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1875.

[charnel-grounds]

Momijigari | 紅葉狩 | 1899 | dir. Tsunekichi Shibata

Nobleman Taira no Koremori fights a demon Momiji

[fragrantblossoms]

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[nightcitystreets]

Kabuki

[ninthfeather]

Kabuki Symphony No. 9 Evangelion, EVANGELION:30+; Anniversary of Evangelion Celebration, 23 February 2026

Onoe Sakon as Nagisa Kaworu Kamimura Kichitarō as Ikari Shinji

[lloydloverirl]

kabuki Kai from @ikaelareal swap au

they are Chen’s actors and entertain him, and include both men and women; they wear kimonos and japanese traditional theatrical makeup, there are some references i used

[archon-of-cyberspace]

Holographic.

[tanuki-kimono]

Lovely example of stage kimono: big patterns, lot of gold details, and textures (embroidery faking shibori!) are pretty tell-tale. I'd love to see the inners of this kimono to see the hakkake (hem lining) pattern as this kimono (more exactly a hikizuri) would have to be worn trailing.

it was more than probably made for the kabuki dance Fuji-musume (wisteria maiden):