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Nakamura Nakazo II as Prince Koretaka disguised as the farmer Tsuchizo in the play "Interc... 1794
Nakamura Nakazo II as Prince Koretaka disguised as the farmer Tsuchizo in the play "Intercalary Year Praise of a Famous Poem (Uruo Toshi Meika no Homare)

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Shirabyoshi Hisakata of Miyako Kujo (Sandai-me... 1794 (Kansei 6)
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Shirabyoshi Hisakata of Miyako Kujo (Sandai-me Segawa Kikunojo no Miyako Kujo no Shirabyoshi Hisakata), 1794 (Kansei 6)

The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Lady Tsukuba, Wife of Yoshioki (Shodai Nakayama... 1794. Creator: Toshusai Sharaku)
The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Lady Tsukuba, Wife of Yoshioki (Shodai Nakayama Tomisaburo no Yoshioki Midai Tsukuba Gozen), 1794 (Kansei 6)

Yamatoya Tojaku (The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Otoma, Daughter of Ohina from... 1794 (Kansei 6)
Yamatoya Tojaku (The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Otoma, Daughter of Ohina from Inamuragasaki in Kamakura) (Yondai-me Iwai Hanshiro no Kamakura Inamuragasaki no Ohina musume Otoma), 1794 (Kansei 6)

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro II as Onio Shinzaemon and Ichikawa Masugoro as Soga no Goro in... 1735
The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro II as Onio Shinzaemon and Ichikawa Masugoro as Soga no Goro in the play "Furiwake-gami Hatsugai Soga, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo I as Ochiyo and Nakamura Shichisaburo II as Hanbei in the play... 1744
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo I as Ochiyo and Nakamura Shichisaburo II as Hanbei in the play " Higashiyama Gojitsu Yaoya Hanbei, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eighth month, 1744

The Actors Onoe Kikugoro I (right), Sanogawa Ichimatsu I (center), and Sanogowa Senzo... c. 1748
The Actors Onoe Kikugoro I (right), Sanogawa Ichimatsu I (center), and Sanogowa Senzo (left), from the triptych " Negura sanpukutsui", c. 1748

The Actors Yamamoto Iwanojo as the courtesan Katsuragi and Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Fuwa Ba... 1748
The Actors Yamamoto Iwanojo as the courtesan Katsuragi and Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Fuwa Bansaku in the play " Monzukushi Nagoya Soga, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month

The Actors Fujikawa Heikuro as Masamune and Matsushima Kichisaburo as Rai Kunitsugu in the... 1746
The Actors Fujikawa Heikuro as Masamune and Matsushima Kichisaburo as Rai Kunitsugu in the play "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the sixth month, 1746, 1746

The Actors Segawa Kikujiro I as Nobutsuras wife Karumo and Otani Oniji I as Tahara Matata... 1747
The Actors Segawa Kikujiro I as Nobutsuras wife Karumo and Otani Oniji I as Tahara Matataro in the play " Shusse Momijigari, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1747

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Oguri Hangan and Segawa Kikunojo I as Terute no Mae in... 1747
The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Oguri Hangan and Segawa Kikunojo I as Terute no Mae in the play " Mangetsu Oguri Yakata, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eighth month, 1747

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro II as Kamada Matahachi and Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Hisamatsu i... 1720
The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro II as Kamada Matahachi and Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Hisamatsu in the play "Osome Hisamatsu Shinju Tamoto no Shirashibori, " performed at the Morita Theater, 1720

The Actor Uemura Kichisaburo as the Third Princess in the play "Wakoku Gosuiden, "... 1700
The Actor Uemura Kichisaburo as the Third Princess in the play " Wakoku Gosuiden, " performed at the Morita Theater in the third month, 1700

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the ghost of Yatsuhashi, Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no... 1783
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the ghost of Yatsuhashi, Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Juro, and Ichikawa Danjuro V as the ghost of Seigen, in the play "Sono Omokage Matsu ni Sakura

The Actors Ichikawa Yaozo III as Shiragiku, Ichikawa Danjuro V as the puppeteer Dekurokube... 1785
The Actors Ichikawa Yaozo III as Shiragiku, Ichikawa Danjuro V as the puppeteer Dekurokubei, and Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Juro, in the joruri "Shinobukoi Yanagi no Katsura Otoko

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II and Segawa Kikunojo III, from a pentaptych of eleven acto... 1788
The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II and Segawa Kikunojo III, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers, 1788

The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Ukita Sakingo and Sawamura Sojuro III as the ghost of t... 1788
The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Ukita Sakingo and Sawamura Sojuro III as the ghost of the courtesan Takao, in the play " Ominaeshi Sugata no Hatsuaki

The Actors Nakamura Riko I as Tanbaya Otsuma and Ichikawa Yaozo III as Furuteya Hachirobei... 1785
The Actors Nakamura Riko I as Tanbaya Otsuma and Ichikawa Yaozo III as Furuteya Hachirobei, in the joruri " Sakamachi Yoi no Yotsutsuji

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Goro and Segawa Kikunojo III as Tsukisayo... c. 1782
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Goro and Segawa Kikunojo III as Tsukisayo, in the play "Nanakusa Yosooi Soga, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1782, c. 1782

The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kuzunoha, Ichikawa Yaozo III as Yakanpei, and Ichikawa Ebiz... 1784
The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kuzunoha, Ichikawa Yaozo III as Yakanpei, and Ichikawa Ebizo IV as Abe no Doji, in the play " Ashiya Doman Ouchi Kagami

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hige no Ikyu, Nakamura Riko as Agemaki, and Ichikawa Ebiz... 1784
The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hige no Ikyu, Nakamura Riko as Agemaki, and Ichikawa Ebizo as Agemaki's attendant in the play "Sukeroku Yukari no Edozakura" at the Nakamura Theater in

The Actors Azuma Tozo III and Otani Tokuji, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating... 1788
The Actors Azuma Tozo III and Otani Tokuji, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers, 1788

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Munesada, Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Sumizom... 1784
The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Munesada, Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Sumizome, and Nakamura Nakazo I as Sekibei, in the play "Tsumoru Koi Yuki no Seki no To

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Koito, Sawamura Sojuro III as the monk Sainenbo, and Ich... 1783
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Koito, Sawamura Sojuro III as the monk Sainenbo, and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the monk Renseibo, in the shosa "Mata Saku Hana Museume Dojoji

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Shirabyoshi Katsuragi, Matsumoto Koshiro IV as the monk... 1783
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Shirabyoshi Katsuragi, Matsumoto Koshiro IV as the monk Meigetsubo, and Otani Hiroji III as the monk Izayoibo, in the play " Edoganoko Musume Dojoji

The Actors Sawamura Sojuro III as Kusunoki Masatsura and Arashi Murajiro as Ben no Naishi, ... 1786
The Actors Sawamura Sojuro III as Kusunoki Masatsura and Arashi Murajiro as Ben no Naishi, in the shosa " Sode Furu Yuki Yoshino Shui

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

Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female Fox in the Scene from the Play, Chigo Torii Tobiiri Gitsun... 1777
Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female Fox in the Scene from the Play, Chigo Torii Tobiiri Gitsune (Nakamura Tomijuro no Hyuga no kuni Ubagatake no megitsune), 1777

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo I as Ochiyo and Matsushima Kichisaburo as Ochiyo's spirit in th... 1744
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo I as Ochiyo and Matsushima Kichisaburo as Ochiyo's spirit in the play "Higashiyama Gojitsu Yaoya Hanbei

The Actors Yamashita Kinsaku I and Hayakawa Hatsuse as puppeteers in the play "Diary Kept... 1725
The Actors Yamashita Kinsaku I and Hayakawa Hatsuse as puppeteers in the play " Diary Kept on a Journey by Sea to Izu" (" Funadama Izu Nikki" )

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Katakai in the play "Mugen no Kane Omoi no Akatsuki, "perfo... 1746
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Katakai in the play " Mugen no Kane Omoi no Akatsuki, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1746, 1746

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Mizue Gozen in the play "Suehiro Izu Nikki, "performed... c. 1745
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Mizue Gozen in the play " Suehiro Izu Nikki, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1745 (?), c. 1745

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Yamabuki, the sister of Hata Rokurozaemon, in the play "Sh... 1763
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Yamabuki, the sister of Hata Rokurozaemon, in the play " Shikai Nami Yawaragi Taiheiki, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1763, 1763

The Actors Arashi Koroku I as Makomo no Mae and Ichikawa Uzaemon VIII as Taira no Koremoch... 1747
The Actors Arashi Koroku I as Makomo no Mae and Ichikawa Uzaemon VIII as Taira no Koremochi in the play " Shusse Momijigari, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1747

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the courtesan Umegae in the play "Hiragana Seisuiki, "perf... 1764
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the courtesan Umegae in the play " Hiragana Seisuiki, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1764, 1764

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Soga no Goro and Ikushima Daikichi II as Kewaizaka no S... 1748
The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Soga no Goro and Ikushima Daikichi II as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the play " Monzukushi Nagoya Soga, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month

The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as Oiso no Tora and Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Soga no Juro in... 1743
The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as Oiso no Tora and Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Soga no Juro in the play " Haru wa Akebono Kuruwa Soga, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month

The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as Ushiwakamaru, Segawa Kikunojo I as Oroku, and Otani Oniji... 1744
The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as Ushiwakamaru, Segawa Kikunojo I as Oroku, and Otani Oniji I as Matano Goro in the play " Sazareishi Suehiro Genji

The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as the pageboy Umezaburo and Segawa Kikunojo I as Oroku in t... 1744
The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as the pageboy Umezaburo and Segawa Kikunojo I as Oroku in the play " Sazareishi Suehiro Genji, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1744

The Actors Ichimura Kamezo I as Kume no Sennin, Onoe Kikugoro I as Goi-no-suke Takenari, a... 1754
The Actors Ichimura Kamezo I as Kume no Sennin, Onoe Kikugoro I as Goi-no-suke Takenari, and Otani Hiroji II as Hata no Kawakatsu in the play " Keisei Asakusa no Kane

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Onio Shinzaemon and Onoe Kikugoro I as the courtesan U... 1744
The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Onio Shinzaemon and Onoe Kikugoro I as the courtesan Usugumo in the play " Nanakusa Wakayagi Soga

The Actors Anegawa Daikichi as Sankatsu and Bando Hikosaburo II as Hanshichi in the play "... 1760
The Actors Anegawa Daikichi as Sankatsu and Bando Hikosaburo II as Hanshichi in the play " Soga Mannen Bashira, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the sixth month, 1760, 1760

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I as Tokiwa in the play "Tonozukuri Genji Junidan, "performed... 1744
The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I as Tokiwa in the play " Tonozukuri Genji Junidan, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1744, 1744

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Utabikuni in the play "Fuji Miru Sato Sakae Soga"(?), perf... 1742
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Utabikuni in the play " Fuji Miru Sato Sakae Soga" (?), performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1742, 1742

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Kusunoki Masatsura and Arashi Wakano as Oyuki in the pl... 1723
The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Kusunoki Masatsura and Arashi Wakano as Oyuki in the play " Honen Taiheiki, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1723, 1723

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Koroku in the play "Furitsumu Hana Nidai Genji, "performed... 1765
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Koroku in the play " Furitsumu Hana Nidai Genji, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1765, 1765

The actor Fujimura Handayu II as Nowake no Mae in the play "Tategami Teika Kazura, "perfor... 1719
The actor Fujimura Handayu II II as Nowake no Mae in the play " Tategami Teika Kazura, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1719, 1719

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Momozono in the play "Katakiuchi Mogami no Inabune, "per... 1759
The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Momozono in the play " Katakiuchi Mogami no Inabune, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the seventh month, 1759, 1759

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