Kotsubo Collection

Scene from the Play Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees (Yoshitsune senbon zakura), 8th or 9th month, 1784

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Matsuo-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai... c
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Matsuo-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Third Month, 1780, c. 1780

Half-Length Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu... c. 1780
Half-Length Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu in Act Three of the play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka (Returning Home in Splendor)

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo, late 18th century. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo, late 18th century

The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru and Onoe Kikugoro I (?) as Yuranosuke, late 18th century

The Actors Osagawa Tsuneyo II (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II (center), and Segawa... c. 1785. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko
The Actors Osagawa Tsuneyo II (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II (center), and Segawa Kikunojo III (left), Possibly as Misao Gozen, Matsuya Soshichi, and the Courtesan Kojoro of Hakata

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Aso no Matsuwaka (?) in the Play Iro Moyo Aoyagi... c. 1775
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Aso no Matsuwaka (?) in the Play Iro Moyo Aoyagi Soga (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Second Month, 1775 (?), c. 1775

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as the Boatman Jirosaku in the Play Oyafune Taiheiki... c
The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as the Boatman Jirosaku in the Play Oyafune Taiheiki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1775, c. 1775

The Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II, Possibly as Misao Gozen, in the Play Chiyo no Hajime... c. 1785
The Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II, Possibly as Misao Gozen, in the Play Chiyo no Hajime Ondo no Seto (Beginnings of Eternity: The Ondo Straits in the Seto Inland Sea) ()

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II, Possibly as Matsuya Soshichi, in the Play Chiyo no... c. 1785
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II, Possibly as Matsuya Soshichi, in the Play Chiyo no Hajime Ondo no Seto (Beginnings of Eternity: The Ondo Straits in the Seto Inland Sea) ()

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as a Mendicant Monk in the Joruri "Midarezaki Hana no
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as a Mendicant Monk in the Joruri " Midarezaki Hana no Irogoromo" (Colorful Cloth Profusely Flowered)

The Actor Nakayama Kojuro VI as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Disguised as Lady Hotoke. c
The Actor Nakayama Kojuro VI as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Disguised as Lady Hotoke (Hotoke Gozen) in the Play Yukimotsu Take Furisode Genji, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III in an Unidentified Role, c. 1781. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko
The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III in an Unidentified Role, c. 1781

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Takamura of Onoteruya (?) in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuromushi (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1776 (?), c

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Danshichi Kurobei in Act Eight of the Play Natsu... c
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Danshichi Kurobei in Act Eight of the Play Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami (Mirror of Osaka in the Summer Festival)

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sukeroku in the Joruri "Sukeroku Kuruwa no Natori... c. 1782
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sukeroku in the Joruri "Sukeroku Kuruwa no Natori-gusa" (Sukeroku: Peony of the Pleasure Quarters)

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Hitomaru Disguised as the Geisha Oshun in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1783, c. 1783

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as a courtesan (right) and Sawamura Sojuro III as Oyamada Taro (?) disguised as Tarosaku of Oyamada Village (left) in the play " Azuma no Mori Sakae Kusunoki

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in an Unidentified Role, c. 1784. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in an Unidentified Role, c. 1784

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hayano Kampei in the Play Kanadehon Chushin... c. 1780. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hayano Kampei in the Play Kanadehon Chushin Najori no Kura, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Ninth Month, 1780, c. 1780

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Monk Shunkan in the Play Hime Komatsu Ne no Hi... c. 1778
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Monk Shunkan in the Play Hime Komatsu Ne no Hi Asobi (Outing to Pick Pine Seedlings on the Rat-Day of the New Year)

The Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Onoe in the Play Haru no Nishiki Date-zome Soga... c. 1790. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko
The Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Onoe in the Play Haru no Nishiki Date-zome Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fourth Month, 1790, c. 1790

The Actor Sakata Hangoro III as Omi no Kotoda in the Play Haru no Nishiki Date-zome... c
The Actor Sakata Hangoro III as Omi no Kotoda in the Play Haru no Nishiki Date-zome Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Second Month, 1790, c. 1790

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I Greeting the Audience on His Return from Osaka, c. 1788

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Kagekiyo Dressed as a Beggar (right), and Otani Hiroji, c
The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Kagekiyo Dressed as a Beggar (right), and Otani Hiroji III as Onio Shinzaemon (left), in the Play Kotobuki Banzei Soga

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Dozaburo (?), c. 1789. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko
The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Dozaburo (?), c. 1789

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Yawata no Saburo (?) in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu... c
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Yawata no Saburo (?) in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1783 (?), c. 1783

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kitsune ga Saki Otama (?) in the Play Miyakodori Yayoi no Watashi (?), Performed at the Kiri Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1787 (?), c. 1787

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Taira no Munekiyo (?) from the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki... c. 1780
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Taira no Munekiyo (?) from the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1780 (?), c. 1780

The Actor Nakamura Sukegoro II in an Unidentified Role, c. 1779

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu III in a Female Role, Possibly Masago Gozen in the Play Keisei Azuma Kagami (A Courtesans " Mirror of the East" ) ()

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I in a Shak-kyo Dance in the Play Aioi Jishi, Performed at... c
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I in a Shak-kyo Dance in the Play Aioi Jishi, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fourth Month, 1784, c. 1784

Half-Length Portrait of the Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Retired Emperor Sutoku in Act, c
Half-Length Portrait of the Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Retired Emperor Sutoku in Act Three of the play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka (Returning Home in Splendor)

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Taira no Masakado Disguised as Otomo no... c1775
The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Taira no Masakado Disguised as Otomo no Kuronushi (?) or Sugawara Micihizane (?) in the Play Shida Yuzuriha Horai Soga (?) or Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami ()

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III, Possibly as the Courtesan Kojoro of Hakata, in the Play Chiyo no Hajime Ondo no Seto (Beginnings of Eternity: The Ondo Straits in the Seto Inland Sea) ()

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II in an Unidentified Role, c. 1776. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko
The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II in an Unidentified Role, c. 1776

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Enya Hangan (?) in the Play Kanadehon Chushin Nagori... c. 1780
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Enya Hangan (?) in the Play Kanadehon Chushin Nagori no Kura (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Ninth Month, 1780 (?), c. 1780

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as An no Heibei in the Play Edo no Fuji Wakayagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1789, c. 1789

The Actor Sakata Hangoro II as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Shida Yakata Yotsugi no Hikibune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1782, c. 1782

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in an Unidentified Role, c. 1776. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in an Unidentified Role, c. 1776

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Sakura-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami... c
The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Sakura-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1776, c. 1776

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as a Monkey in the Play Mitsu Ningyo Yayoi no Hinagata, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Second Month, 1785, c. 1785

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Araoka Hachiro in the Play Sakimasu ya Ume no... c
The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Araoka Hachiro in the Play Sakimasu ya Ume no Kachidoki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778, c. 1778

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Osada no Zenjo Kagemune in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu (First Performance Day of the Izu Calendar)

The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okume (right), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Koshiba... c. 1779
The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okume (right), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Koshiba Yukienojo Disguised as the Eboshi Seller Rokusaburo (left), in the Play Katakiuchi Adana Kashiku

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo III as Katanaya Hanshichi in the Play Heike Hyobanki... c
The Actor Ichikawa Komazo III as Katanaya Hanshichi in the Play Heike Hyobanki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Ninth Month, 1789, c. 1789

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Toyose Saburozaemon Kageaki in the Play Hono Nitta... c
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Toyose Saburozaemon Kageaki in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1777, c. 1777

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Yamauba in the Play Otokoyama Furisode Genji... c. 1785
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Yamauba in the Play Otokoyama Furisode Genji, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1785, c. 1785

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