Bando Mitsugoro Collection

Bando Shuka as Hashimotoya Shiraito, 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Bando Shuka as Hashimotoya Shiraito, 1852. Kabuki actor in the role of courtesan of the Hashimotoya Restaurant, holding up a gold coin (s)he has just taken from a paper wrapper

Osayo and Genta, 1848. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Osayo and Genta, 1848. Bando Shuka I as Osato (right) and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Igami no Gonta in Goban Tadanobu yuki no nachiguro (???????)

Actor Bando Mitsugoro I (image 1 of 2), 1770s-mid 1780s. Creator: Shunsho
Actor Bando Mitsugoro I (image 1 of 2), 1770s-mid 1780s

Actors Reversing Gender Roles in the Story of Narukami (image 3 of 3), 1854. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Actors Reversing Gender Roles in the Story of Narukami (image 3 of 3), 1854. Bando Shuka I as Onna Narukami

Actor Bando Mitsugoro I (image 2 of 2), 1770s-mid 1780s. Creator: Shunsho
Actor Bando Mitsugoro I (image 2 of 2), 1770s-mid 1780s

Actor in the Role of Asada Itcho, between circa 1843 and circa 1855. Creator: Utagawa Kuniteru
Actor in the Role of Asada Itcho, between circa 1843 and circa 1855. Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Tsukushi Gonroku, Bando Shuka as Yakko no Koman

Bust Portraits of Actors in Folding Fans: Ichikawa Danjuro V, Segawa Kikunojo III... c. 1788
Bust Portraits of Actors in Folding Fans: Ichikawa Danjuro V, Segawa Kikunojo III, Ichikawa Monnosuke II (right, top to bottom); Nakamura Nakazo I, Matsumoto Koshiro IV, Bando Mitsugoro II (left)

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Soga no Juro Sukenari (?) in the Play Shuen Soga... c. 1768. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Soga no Juro Sukenari (?) in the Play Shuen Soga Omugaeshi (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Second Month, 1768 (?), Japan, c. 1768

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Karigane Bunshichi, Bando Mitsugoro I as An no, ... c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Karigane Bunshichi, Bando Mitsugoro I as An no Heibei, Ichikawa Danjuro V as Gokuin Sen'emon, Nakamura Sukegoro II as Kaminari Shokuro

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Abbot Saimyo-ji Tokiyori, Disguised as a Monk, in the... c. 1773. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Abbot Saimyo-ji Tokiyori, Disguised as a Monk, in the Joruri "Onna Hachi no Ki" (A Female Version of "The Potted Trees")

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as the Shinto Priest Goinosuke Disguised as the Spirit of a... c. 1781. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as the Shinto Priest Goinosuke Disguised as the Spirit of a White Heron, in the Play Sakikaese Yuki no Miyoshino, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month

The Actors Yamashita Kinsaku II as Mutsuhana (right), Bando Mitsugoro I as Kashiwagi n... c. 1771/7 Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Yamashita Kinsaku II as Mutsuhana (right), Bando Mitsugoro I as Kashiwagi no Emon (center), and Nakamura Sukegoro II as Akamatsu Mushanosuke (left)

The Actors Sawamura Kijuro I as Ikazuchi Shinno, Prince of Thunder (far left), Ichik... c. 1771/72. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Sawamura Kijuro I as Ikazuchi Shinno, Prince of Thunder (far left), Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Buddhist Deity Fudo (second from left)

The Actors Otani Hiroji III as Yokambei (right), Nakamura Tomijuro I as Kuzunoha (ce, ... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho)
The Actors Otani Hiroji III as Yokambei (right), Nakamura Tomijuro I as Kuzunoha (center), and Bando Mitsugoro I as Yakambei (left)

The Actors Bando Mitsugoro I as Hata no Kawakatsu (right), and Otani Hiroemon III as... c. 1773. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Bando Mitsugoro I as Hata no Kawakatsu (right), and Otani Hiroemon III as the Manservant (Yakko) Gansuke (left), in the Play Miya-bashira Iwao no Butai (Shrine Pillars on a Stone Base)

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as Gokuin Sen'emon (right), Bando Mitsugoro I as An no He... c. 1780
The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as Gokuin Sen'emon (right), Bando Mitsugoro I as An no Heibei (center), and Nakamura Sukegoro II as Kaminari Shokuro (left), in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Taira no Tadamori Disguised as a Potted-Plant Seller in... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Taira no Tadamori Disguised as a Potted-Plant Seller in the Play Sakuya Kono Hana no Kaomise, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776, Japan, c

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III (right) as Ochiyo, and Bando Mitsugoro I (left) as the... c. 1781. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III (right) as Ochiyo, and Bando Mitsugoro I (left) as the Greengrocer Hambei, in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga

Yamatoya: Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage, 1794
Yamatoya: Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

The actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Tada Kurodo Yukitsuna and Bando Shuka as the... c. 1847. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
The actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Tada Kurodo Yukitsuna and Bando Shuka as the ghost of Naruto no Mae, c. 1847

The actors Bando Shuka I as a Tea Picker (Chatsumi), Ichimura Uzaemon XII as a Monkey... c. 1847
The actors Bando Shuka I as a Tea Picker (Chatsumi), Ichimura Uzaemon XII as a Monkey Trainer (Sarumawashi), and Onoe Kikugoro II as Umegae (inset), c. 1847

Bando Mitsugoro II as Tennen no Mansaku-kitsune and Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Nikaido... 1778. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga
Bando Mitsugoro II as Tennen no Mansaku-kitsune and Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Nikaido Shinanonosuke and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okura no Kojoro-kitsune in the scene from the drama Moto Mishi Yuki Sakae

The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Katsura Kokingo Haruhisa, 1794. Creator: Toshusai Sharaku
The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Katsura Kokingo Haruhisa, 1794

The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo, 1794. Creator: Toshusai Sharaku
The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo, 1794

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Soga Goro and Bando Mitsugoro III as Kobayashi no Asahina, 1827

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Bando Shuka I in the Role of Shirai Gonpachi, 1855

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Bando Shuka I, 1855. Creator: Utagawa School
Memorial Portrait of the Actor Bando Shuka I, 1855

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Ogata no Saburo Disguised as Yoroya Takiemon in the... c
The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Ogata no Saburo Disguised as Yoroya Takiemon in the Play Mure Takamatsu Yuki no Shirahata, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780, c. 1780

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as one of the Conen Otoko or Five Kyokaku, ca. 1778. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as one of the Conen Otoko or Five Kyokaku, ca. 1778

The Actors Otani Tomoemon I and Bando Mitsugoro I, ca. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Otani Tomoemon I and Bando Mitsugoro I, ca. 1776

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro as a Man in Sumptuous Raiment, Standing in a Field... ca. 1778. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Bando Mitsugoro as a Man in Sumptuous Raiment, Standing in a Field, Mount Fuji in the Background, ca. 1778

Bando Mitsugoro I in the Role of Asahina no Saburo, Drama " Sono Kyodai Fuji no Sugatami", 1776

Kabuki Actors: Bando Mitsugoro and Iwai Hanshiro, ca. 1800. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Kabuki Actors: Bando Mitsugoro and Iwai Hanshiro, ca. 1800

Bando Mitsugoro II as Shinbei in the Kabuki Play Sukeroku, late 18th-early
Bando Mitsugoro II as Shinbei in the Kabuki Play " Sukeroku", late 18th-early 19th century. Edo period (1615-1868)

The Actor, Bando Mitsugoro, 1844. Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
The Actor, Bando Mitsugoro, 1844. From a private collection

The Second Bando Mitsugoro in the Role of Soga no Juro Sukenari, ca. 1793-95

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as a Man in Daimyo Attire, ca. 1778

The First Bando Mitsugoro as an Unarmed Man, 1774 or 1775. Creator: Shunsho
The First Bando Mitsugoro as an Unarmed Man, 1774 or 1775

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