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Jitsukawa Enjaku III as the farmer Kyūsaku in the play <i>Nozakimura</i> or 'Nozaki Village'
1989 Kokei Enjaku III
Jitsukawa Enjaku III as the farmer Kyūsaku in the play Nozakimura or 'Nozaki Village'

Nakamura Fukusuke VII [七世中村福助] as Kuramae no Osome (蔵前のお染)
1952 Shunsen Red Actor.jpeg
Nakamura Fukusuke VII [七世中村福助] as Kuramae no Osome (蔵前のお染)

Ichikawa Danjūrō X or XI (?) as Narukami Shōnin [鳴神上人]
1950c Gako Danjuro fudo
Ichikawa Danjūrō X or XI (?) as Narukami Shōnin [鳴神上人]

June - Danshichi Kurobei from the series <i>Calendar of Kabuki Roles and Actors</i> (<i>Kabuki Sugata-goyomi</i> - 歌舞伎姿暦 - 6th month [六月])
1950 Tadamasa danshichi
June - Danshichi Kurobei from the series Calendar of Kabuki Roles and Actors (Kabuki Sugata-goyomi - 歌舞伎姿暦 - 6th month [六月])

Matsumoto Kōshirō VII [七代目松本幸四郎] as Benkei [弁慶 ] - left-hand panel of a diptych
1935 Shunsen Koshiro VII
Matsumoto Kōshirō VII [七代目松本幸四郎] as Benkei [弁慶 ] - left-hand panel of a diptych

Onoe Baikō VI [六世尾上梅幸] as the courtesan Aburaya Okon [油屋おこん] in the play <i>Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba</i>  (伊勢音頭戀寢刃) or 'The Ise Dances and Love's Dull Blade'
1931 Shunsen Onoe Baiko
Onoe Baikō VI [六世尾上梅幸] as the courtesan Aburaya Okon [油屋おこん] in the play Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba (伊勢音頭戀寢刃) or 'The Ise Dances and Love's Dull Blade'

Nakamura Utaemon V as the nurse Masaoka of the Date clan in the play <i>Meiboku Sendai Hagi</i> , No. 24 from the series Portraits by Shin'ei (<i>Shin-ei hitsu nise-e</i>)
1930c Shinei Nakamura Utaemon
Nakamura Utaemon V as the nurse Masaoka of the Date clan in the play Meiboku Sendai Hagi , No. 24 from the series Portraits by Shin'ei (Shin-ei hitsu nise-e)

Sawamura Gennosuke IV [四代目澤村源之助] as Nikki Danjō [仁木だん正] in <i>The Precious incense and Autumn Flowers of Sendai</i> (<i>Meiboku Sendai hagi</i>) from the series <i>Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles</i> [<i>Shunsen Nigao-e Shū</i> 創作版画 春仙似顔集]
1928 Shunsen Sawamura Gennosuk
Sawamura Gennosuke IV [四代目澤村源之助] as Nikki Danjō [仁木だん正] in The Precious incense and Autumn Flowers of Sendai (Meiboku Sendai hagi) from the series Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles [Shunsen Nigao-e Shū 創作版画 春仙似顔集]

Ichikawa Ennosuke II as Ikeda Kakutayū from the play <i>The Diary of Tōyama, the Cherry-blossom Tattooed Magistrate</i> (<i>Tōyama zakura Tenpō nikki</i> [遠山桜天保日記])
1927 Shunsen Ichikawa Ennosuke
Ichikawa Ennosuke II as Ikeda Kakutayū from the play The Diary of Tōyama, the Cherry-blossom Tattooed Magistrate (Tōyama zakura Tenpō nikki [遠山桜天保日記])

Ichikawa Sumizō VI (市川寿美蔵) as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八) from the series <i>Portriats of Male Actors in Various Roles</i> (<i>Sōsaku hanga Shunsen nigao-e shū</i> - 創作版画 春仙似顔集)
1926 Shunsen Ichikawa Sumizo
Ichikawa Sumizō VI (市川寿美蔵) as Shirai Gonpachi (白井権八) from the series Portriats of Male Actors in Various Roles (Sōsaku hanga Shunsen nigao-e shū - 創作版画 春仙似顔集)

Kataoka Nizaemon XI [片岡仁左衛門] as Kakogawa Honzō [九段目本蔵] from Act 9 of the Chūshingura from the series <i>Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles</i> [<i>Shunsen Nigao-e Shū</i> 創作版画 春仙似顔集]
1925 Shunsen Kataoka Nizaemon
Kataoka Nizaemon XI [片岡仁左衛門] as Kakogawa Honzō [九段目本蔵] from Act 9 of the Chūshingura from the series Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles [Shunsen Nigao-e Shū 創作版画 春仙似顔集]

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川団十郎) as the female demon Teruhi no miko [照日の神子] in  Uwanari (嫐) one the <i>18 Famous Plays</i>  [of the Ichikawa Clan] - Juhachiban - (十八番之内) in the series <i>One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjūrō</i>  (市川団十郎演芸百番)
1898 Kunichika Demon
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川団十郎) as the female demon Teruhi no miko [照日の神子] in Uwanari (嫐) one the 18 Famous Plays [of the Ichikawa Clan] - Juhachiban - (十八番之内) in the series One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjūrō (市川団十郎演芸百番)

Ichikawa Sadanji I (市川左團次) as Akiyama Kii no kami (秋山紀伊守) amidst flames  from the play <i>The Kōshū War Strategy and the Takeda Clan Preparing for Battle</i>
1894 Kunichika Ichikawa Sadanj
Ichikawa Sadanji I (市川左團次) as Akiyama Kii no kami (秋山紀伊守) amidst flames from the play The Kōshū War Strategy and the Takeda Clan Preparing for Battle

Sawamura Chōjūrō V [沢村長十郎] as Shiratsuka Jūemon (白柄十石工門) wearing a skull and spider kimono - the inset in the upper left is Bandō Shūka I as Komurasaki (小紫)
1890c Kuniyoshi Spiders.jpeg
Sawamura Chōjūrō V [沢村長十郎] as Shiratsuka Jūemon (白柄十石工門) wearing a skull and spider kimono - the inset in the upper left is Bandō Shūka I as Komurasaki (小紫)

The story of the actor Ikushima Shingorō (生島新五郎之話) with Lady Ejima - from the series <i>New Selections of Eastern Brocade Pictures</i> (<i>Shinsen azuma niskikie</i> - 新撰東錦絵)
1885c Yoshitoshi Shingoro.jpg
The story of the actor Ikushima Shingorō (生島新五郎之話) with Lady Ejima - from the series New Selections of Eastern Brocade Pictures (Shinsen azuma niskikie - 新撰東錦絵)

Five actors in casual attire in <i>A Cool Evening at Ryōgoku Bridge</i> (両国橋夕涼之図) - Onoe Kikugorō  V as 音羽屋清吉 and Ichikawa Sadanji I  as 高島屋藤助 on the right, Kataoka Gadō III as 松島屋房八 and Nakamura Fukusuke III as 成駒屋小文吾 in the middle and is a woman with the description Yanagibashi no ko Hide (柳橋の小ひで) on the left
1885 Kunichika Fireworks.jpg
Five actors in casual attire in A Cool Evening at Ryōgoku Bridge (両国橋夕涼之図) - Onoe Kikugorō V as 音羽屋清吉 and Ichikawa Sadanji I as 高島屋藤助 on the right, Kataoka Gadō III as 松島屋房八 and Nakamura Fukusuke III as 成駒屋小文吾 in the middle and is a woman with the description Yanagibashi no ko Hide (柳橋の小ひで) on the left

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川團十郎) as Mongaku Shōnin (文覚上人) with Suketakaya Takasuke IV as Kongara dōji, Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Fudō no Reizō and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Seitaka dōjiin in 'The Austerities of Mongaku' (<i>Hashikuyō Bonji no Mongaku</i> - 橋供養梵字紋覚)
1874 Toyoshige waterfall fudo
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (市川團十郎) as Mongaku Shōnin (文覚上人) with Suketakaya Takasuke IV as Kongara dōji, Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Fudō no Reizō and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Seitaka dōjiin in 'The Austerities of Mongaku' (Hashikuyō Bonji no Mongaku - 橋供養梵字紋覚)

Arashi Rikan IV  (嵐璃寛) as Sakuramaru (桜丸), Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Matsuōmaru (松王丸) and Nakamura Fukusuke III (中村福助) as Umeōmaru (梅王丸) in the play <i>Sugawara denju tenarai kagami</i> (菅原伝授手習鑑)
1870s yoshitaki trip.jpg
Arashi Rikan IV (嵐璃寛) as Sakuramaru (桜丸), Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Matsuōmaru (松王丸) and Nakamura Fukusuke III (中村福助) as Umeōmaru (梅王丸) in the play Sugawara denju tenarai kagami (菅原伝授手習鑑)

Buffoonery on a Hundred Stories (<i>Dōke hyaku monogatari</i> - 道化百物かたり)
1868 No Name triptych
Buffoonery on a Hundred Stories (Dōke hyaku monogatari - 道化百物かたり)

Bandō Hikosaburō V (坂東彦三郎) as Gengobei (源五兵衛) in the play <i>Drawing a crowd for the chorus in the two theaters</i> (<i>Koe mo Sorou Ryōza no Ōyose</i> - 音揃成両勘大寄) - the center panel of a triptych
1868 Kunichika p814
Bandō Hikosaburō V (坂東彦三郎) as Gengobei (源五兵衛) in the play Drawing a crowd for the chorus in the two theaters (Koe mo Sorou Ryōza no Ōyose - 音揃成両勘大寄) - the center panel of a triptych

Bandō Hikosaburō V [坂東彦三郎] as Nezumi Kozō Jirokichi (鼠子僧次郎吉) from the series <i>Mirror of Demonic People, Good and Evil</i> (<i>Zen'aku kijin kagami</i> - 善悪鬼人鏡)
1868 Kunichika p797
Bandō Hikosaburō V [坂東彦三郎] as Nezumi Kozō Jirokichi (鼠子僧次郎吉) from the series Mirror of Demonic People, Good and Evil (Zen'aku kijin kagami - 善悪鬼人鏡)

Hakone (箱根): Nakamura Shikan IV (四代目中村芝翫) as Kō no Moronao (高師直) from the series <i>The Tōkaidō Road: One Look Worth a Thousand Ryō</i> (<i>Tōkaidō hitome senryō</i> - 東海道一ト眼千両 - <i>Yojiba no zu</i> 湯冶場ノ図 - 'Picture of the Hot Springs')
1868 Hiroshige III P818
Hakone (箱根): Nakamura Shikan IV (四代目中村芝翫) as Kō no Moronao (高師直) from the series The Tōkaidō Road: One Look Worth a Thousand Ryō (Tōkaidō hitome senryō - 東海道一ト眼千両 - Yojiba no zu 湯冶場ノ図 - 'Picture of the Hot Springs')

Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) on the left as  Oshio (おしを) with Ōtani Tomoemon V (大谷友右衛門) in the middle as Shirataki Yokichi (白滝与吉) and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as  岩岡竹五郎 or as  Jinriki Tamigorō (神力民五郎) on the right possibly in the play <i>Mure Kiyotaki Hiiki no Seiriki</i> [群清滝贔屓勢力]
1867 Kunichika trip.jpg
Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) on the left as Oshio (おしを) with Ōtani Tomoemon V (大谷友右衛門) in the middle as Shirataki Yokichi (白滝与吉) and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as 岩岡竹五郎 or as Jinriki Tamigorō (神力民五郎) on the right possibly in the play Mure Kiyotaki Hiiki no Seiriki [群清滝贔屓勢力]

Sawamura Tosshō II (二代目沢村訥升) as Tomiki Saburō (冨貴三郎) on the right, Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Hidetarō (英太郎) in the middle, and Ōtani Tomoemon V (五代目大谷友右衛門) on the left as Fukami Jirō (深見次郎) in the play <i>Sangoku Kumiage Tōrō</i> [和漢竺爼上灯篭]
1867 Kunichika lion dance
Sawamura Tosshō II (二代目沢村訥升) as Tomiki Saburō (冨貴三郎) on the right, Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as Hidetarō (英太郎) in the middle, and Ōtani Tomoemon V (五代目大谷友右衛門) on the left as Fukami Jirō (深見次郎) in the play Sangoku Kumiage Tōrō [和漢竺爼上灯篭]

Konjin Chōgorō (金神長五郎) struggling with a three eyed demon. This is from the series <i>Lives of Brave and Hot-blooded Heroes</i> (<i>Yūretsu kekki den</i> - 勇烈血気伝)
1866 Yoshitora Akebono vs mons
Konjin Chōgorō (金神長五郎) struggling with a three eyed demon. This is from the series Lives of Brave and Hot-blooded Heroes (Yūretsu kekki den - 勇烈血気伝)

Actor as Nuregami Chōgorō (濡髪長五郎) in <i>Imayō musume teikin</i> (今様娘庭訓)
1866 Kunichika P822.jpg
Actor as Nuregami Chōgorō (濡髪長五郎) in Imayō musume teikin (今様娘庭訓)

Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I in the role of <i>Shibaraku</i> with a tribute inset of a deceased Danjūrō predecessor (団十郎ばゞア)
1865 Yoshiiku Kunisada memoria
Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I in the role of Shibaraku with a tribute inset of a deceased Danjūrō predecessor (団十郎ばゞア)

Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (河原崎権十郎) as Samezaya Shirōza (鮫ざや四郎三), number four from an untitled set of ten prints of <i>otokodate</i>
1865 Kunichika iris 4
Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (河原崎権十郎) as Samezaya Shirōza (鮫ざや四郎三), number four from an untitled set of ten prints of otokodate

Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as  Shiranui Tarō (しらぬひ太郎), number two from an untitled set of ten prints of <i>otokodate</i>
1865 Kunichika iris 2
Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Shiranui Tarō (しらぬひ太郎), number two from an untitled set of ten prints of otokodate

Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) in the play <i>Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami</i> (夏祭浪花鑑) - "Summer" from the series "Pictures of the Four Seasons" (<i>mitate Shiki no ichi-natsu</i>)
1865-67 Yoshitaki Danshichi
Onoe Tamizō II (尾上多見蔵) as Danshichi Kurobei (団七九郎兵衛) in the play Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami (夏祭浪花鑑) - "Summer" from the series "Pictures of the Four Seasons" (mitate Shiki no ichi-natsu)

Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Princess Kinshōjo (錦少女) in <i>Kokusenya Kassen</i> (国性爺合戦) or <i>Battles of Coxinga</i> - center panel of three
1863 Toyokuni III p751
Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) as Princess Kinshōjo (錦少女) in Kokusenya Kassen (国性爺合戦) or Battles of Coxinga - center panel of three

Bandō Hikosaburō V (坂東彦三郎) as Kanki (かんき) in <i>Kokusenya Kassen</i> (国性爺合戦) - right panel of three
1863 Kunisada p752
Bandō Hikosaburō V (坂東彦三郎) as Kanki (かんき) in Kokusenya Kassen (国性爺合戦) - right panel of three

Shozan (曙山), the poetry name of Sawamura Tanosuke III, from the series <i>Seven Popular Idols of the Present Day, a Parody of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove</i> (<i>Chikurin shichikenjin no mitate</i> - 竹林七賢の見立, <i>Tōsei ryūkō shichi enjin</i> - 当時流光七艶人)  
1862 Kunisada Tanosuke III
Shozan (曙山), the poetry name of Sawamura Tanosuke III, from the series Seven Popular Idols of the Present Day, a Parody of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (Chikurin shichikenjin no mitate - 竹林七賢の見立, Tōsei ryūkō shichi enjin - 当時流光七艶人)  

Kakitsu (家橘) (poetry name of Ichimura Uzaemon XIII [市村羽左衛門]), from the series <i>Seven Popular Idols of the Present Day, a Parody of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove</i> - <i>Chikurin shichikenjin no mitate</i> (竹林七賢の見立), <i>Tōsei ryūkō shichi enjin</i> (当時流光七艶人)  
1862 Kunisada kakitsu
Kakitsu (家橘) (poetry name of Ichimura Uzaemon XIII [市村羽左衛門]), from the series Seven Popular Idols of the Present Day, a Parody of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove - Chikurin shichikenjin no mitate (竹林七賢の見立), Tōsei ryūkō shichi enjin (当時流光七艶人)  

Tiger Lily of Suzuka (Suzuka no oniyuri - すゞかの鬼百合): Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as Tennichibō Hōsaku (天日坊法策) from the series <i>Popular Matches for Thirty-six Selected Flowers</i> (<i>Tōsei mitate sanjūroku kasen</i> - 当盛見立三十六花撰)  
1862 Kunisada Devil Mask.jpg
Tiger Lily of Suzuka (Suzuka no oniyuri - すゞかの鬼百合): Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as Tennichibō Hōsaku (天日坊法策) from the series Popular Matches for Thirty-six Selected Flowers (Tōsei mitate sanjūroku kasen - 当盛見立三十六花撰)  

A kabuki scene with a scroll of Fudō Myōō beside a waterfall - Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as Sugimoto Sahyōe (杉本左兵衛) on the left  and Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (河原崎権十郎) as Kusunoki Masanori (楠明王丸正儀) on the right in <i>Yoroi gusa katami no ebidō</i>
1860s Kunisada fudo
A kabuki scene with a scroll of Fudō Myōō beside a waterfall - Ichikawa Kodanji IV (市川小団次) as Sugimoto Sahyōe (杉本左兵衛) on the left and Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (河原崎権十郎) as Kusunoki Masanori (楠明王丸正儀) on the right in Yoroi gusa katami no ebidō

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