Military Imagery in Early Japanese Cartes de Visite of Samurai Roles in Kabuki Performance, ca. 1860s-80s
[Meiji Japan][Samurai][Kabuki Theatre] Samurai identity in the late 19th century photo archive, documenting kabuki depictions of warrior masculinity in Japan during the early Meiji period, made after the abolition of the samurai class when images of warriors continued to shape popular understandings of military tradition and masculinity in Japan. These.....
