The Actor Kasaya Matakuro II as the Boatman Rokuzo in an Unidentified Play, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Fifth Month, 1770, c. 1772

Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kiyohime in the Play Hidakagawa Iriai-zakura, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Ninth Month, 1770, c. 1770

Ippitsusai Buncho

The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Abe no Muneto Disguised as a Peddler of Buckwheat Noodles, in the Play Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1768, c. 1768

Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II in a pre-performance celebration of the play "Soga Monogatari," performed at the Morita Theater in the second month, 1773, 1773

Ippitsusai Buncho

Court Man Playing Flute, 18th to 19th century

Totoya Hokkei

Monkey playing with crabs, c. 1772

Isoda Koryusai

Children Playing with Masks, 18th century

Girl Playing with Drum, n.d.

Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin

Putti Playing with Goat, n.d.

Conte Antonio Maria Zanetti, the Elder

Two Women Playing Shuttlecock, 1810-53

Katsushika Taito II

Playing Field near Dublin, c. 1967

Jonas Dovydenas

Carl Deichmann Playing Violin, June 13, 1899

Walter Frederick Osborne

Untitled (Amy at Play), 1855

Unknown

Scenes from Noh Plays, 1806

Tôshû

David Playing the Harp, c. 1585-1600

Jan Sadeler, I

The Actor Nakajima Mihoemon II as Bomon no Saisho Kiyotada in the Play Oyafune Taiheiki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1775, c. 1775

Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Suketsune in the Play Koi no Yosuga Kanegaki Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the First Month, 1789, c. 1789

Katsukawa Shun'ei

The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Moshio (?) in the Play Honda Yayoi Meoto Junrei (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Seventh Month, 1778 (?), c. 1778

Katsukawa Shunkо̄

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Chokichi in the Play Suda no Haru Geisha Katagi, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the First Month, 1796, c. 1796

Katsukawa Shun'ei

I Could No Longer Play I Could Not Play by Instinct, c. 1977

Francesca Woodman