Bandô Mitsugorô VII (坂東三津五郎) as
Sambasô (三番叟)
Play: Mata Kuru Haru Suzuna no Tanemaki (再春菘種蒔)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 01/1956
Print Date: 01/1957
Artist: Natori Shunsen (名取春仙)
Medium: Hand-colored keyblock print (版画源画)
Personal Collection
Note: January 1956 is the last recorded performance in Tokyo by
Mitsugorô VII in this role. it is possible that it depicts an earlier
performance in Tokyo, or a later performance on tour.