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Kabuki Actors Arashi Ryuzo II and Segawa Kikunojo III, ca. 1790
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... cThe 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. 1780Half-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 ShunkoThe 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 ShunkoThe 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. 1775The 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... cThe 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. 1785The 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. 1785The 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 noThe 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. cThe 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 ShunkoThe 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... cThe 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. 1782The 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 ShunkoThe 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 ShunkoThe 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. 1778The 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 ShunkoThe 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... cThe 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, cThe 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 ShunkoThe 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... cThe 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. 1780The 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... cThe 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, cHalf-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... c1775The 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 ShunkoThe 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. 1780The 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 ShunkoThe 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... cThe 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... cThe 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. 1779The 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... cThe 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... cThe 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. 1785The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Yamauba in the Play Otokoyama Furisode Genji, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1785, c. 1785
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hachiman Taro Yoshiie (?) in the Play Oshu Adachi ga... cThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hachiman Taro Yoshiie (?) in the Play Oshu Adachi ga Hara (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Fourth Month, 1775 (?), c. 1775
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in an Unidentified Role, c. 1778. Creator: Katsukawa ShunkoThe Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in an Unidentified Role, c. 1778
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Sumizome (right), and Ichikawa... c. 1784. Creator: Katsukawa ShunkoThe Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Sumizome (right), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Goinosuke Yoshimine (left), in the Play Juni-hitoe Komachi-zakura
Scenes from Acts Seven and Eight of Chushingura, c. 1788. Creator: Katsukawa ShunkoScenes from Acts Seven and Eight of Chushingura, c. 1788
The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II (center), and Sakata... c. 1786. Creator: Katsukawa ShunkoThe Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II (center), and Sakata Hangoro III (left), Possibly as Manazuru the Wife of Tametomo, Hojo Saburo Munetoki, and Kawanaya Tashiro
Right-Hand Page: The Actors Bando Hikosaburo III as Soga no Goro (right), and Segawa... c. 1780Right-Hand Page: The Actors Bando Hikosaburo III as Soga no Goro (right), and Segawa Kikunojo IV as Onna Asahina (left), in the Play Ume-goyomi Akebono Soga; Left-hand Sheet
The Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV as Shutokuin in the Play Tokimekuya O-Edo no Hatsuyuki... c. 1780The Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV as Shutokuin in the Play Tokimekuya O-Edo no Hatsuyuki, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780, c. 1780
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Kumenosuke in the Play Keisei Natori Soga, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the Second Month, 1788, c. 1788
The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as Lady Masago (Masago Gozen) (?) in the Play Genji... cThe Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as Lady Masago (Masago Gozen) (?) in the Play Genji Saiko Kogane no Tachibana (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1788 (?), c. 1788
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Oshichi in the Play Junshoku Edo Murasaki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the First Month, 1779, c. 1779
The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as Koyurugi Motomenosuke (?) in the Play Haru no Nishiki... c. 1790The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as Koyurugi Motomenosuke (?) in the Play Haru no Nishiki Date-zome Soga (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1790 (?), c. 1790
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Otora in the Play Ume-goyomi Akebono Soga... c. 1780The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Otora in the Play Ume-goyomi Akebono Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Third Month, 1780, c. 1780
The Actor Arashi Otohachi II as the Monk Hokaibo in the Play Edo Shitate Kosode Soga, Performed at the Morita Theater in the First Month, 1777, c. 1777
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as a Mendicant Monk (Gannin Bozu) in the Play Keisei Ide... cThe Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as a Mendicant Monk (Gannin Bozu) in the Play Keisei Ide no Yamabuki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1787, c. 1787
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Umegae Disguised as the Female Fortune-teller Omatsu... cThe Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Umegae Disguised as the Female Fortune-teller Omatsu in the Play Mukashi Otoko Yuki no Hinagata, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1781, c. 1781
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kajiwara Heiji (?) in the Play Hiragana Seisuiki (?)... ), c. 1776The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kajiwara Heiji (?) in the Play Hiragana Seisuiki (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1776 (?), c. 1776
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Princess Hatsune (Hatsune Hime) (right), and Ichikawa... c. 1785The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Princess Hatsune (Hatsune Hime) (right), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Miyukinosuke Yukinari, in the Play Otokoyama Furisode Genji
The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Moshio (?) in the Play Honda Yayoi Meoto Junrei (?)... cThe 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
The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as the Spirit of the Courtesan Takao in the Play Takao Daimyojin Momiji no Tamagaki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1787, c. 1787
The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Shiragiku in the Dance Sequence "Shinobu Uri"The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Shiragiku in the Dance Sequence " Shinobu Uri" in the Play Hatsuhana Mimasu Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1785, c. 1785
The Actor Yoshizawa Ayame IV as Yadorigi, the Sister of Nikaido Shinanosuke, Disguised as Orie, the Wife of Aoto Magosaburo
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role, c. 1779. Creator: Katsukawa ShunkoThe Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role, c. 1779
The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Lady Kikusui (Kikusui Gozen) in the Play Kaeribana... c. 1779The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Lady Kikusui (Kikusui Gozen) in the Play Kaeribana Eiyu Taiheiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1779, c. 1779
The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Ogata no Saburo Disguised as Yoroya Takiemon in the... cThe 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 Sawamura Sojuro III in an Unidentified Role, late 1780s
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Tambaya Suketaro in the Play On'ureshiku Zonji Soga... c. 1790The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Tambaya Suketaro in the Play On'ureshiku Zonji Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Second Month, 1790, c. 1790
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V, Probably as Ise no Saburo Disguised as Sanjo Uemon... c. 1784. Creator: Katsukawa ShunkoThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V, Probably as Ise no Saburo Disguised as Sanjo Uemon, Leader of a Robber Gang, in Part Two of the Play Fude-hajime Kanjincho (First Calligraphy of the New Year)
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Blind... c1779The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Blind Court Musician (Kengyo) in the Play Edo Meisho Midori Soga, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Fourth Month
Bust Portrait of the Actor Onoe Matsusuke I, Perhaps as Yodohachi the Cowherd in the Joruri " Shitenno Oeyama Iri" (The Four Great Retainers of Yorimitsu Go to Mt)
The Actors Otani Hiroji III as Onio Shinzaemon (right), and Nakamura Sukegoro II as... cThe Actors Otani Hiroji III as Onio Shinzaemon (right), and Nakamura Sukegoro II as Wappa no Kikuo (left) in the Play Iro Moyo Aoyagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1775
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kajiwara Genta Kagesue in the Play Yuki Nazuna Saiwai... c 1787The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kajiwara Genta Kagesue in the Play Yuki Nazuna Saiwai Soga, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the First Month, 1787, c. 1787
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Issun Tokubei in Act Eight of the Play Natsu Matsuri... c. 1779The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Issun Tokubei in Act Eight of the Play Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami (Mirror of Osaka in the Summer Festival)
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ippei (?) in the Play Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna (?)... cThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ippei (?) in the Play Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eighth Month, 1778 (?), c. 1778
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Dozaemon Denkichi in the Play Yaoya Oshichi... c. 1785The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Dozaemon Denkichi in the Play Yaoya Oshichi, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the Fourth Month, 1785, c. 1785
The Actor Sakata Hangoro II as the Sumo Wrestler Kujaku Saburo Narihira (?) in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1776 (?), c
