NAKAMURA MAN'YO
(中村万世)
Bandô Mitsugorô II (坂東三津五郎) as Ishii Genzô (石井源蔵)]
Nakamura Man'yo (中村万世) as Wakakusa (若草)
Segawa Tomisaburō II (瀬川富三郎) as Yadorigi (やどり木)
Play: Hana Ayame Bunroku Sôga (花菖蒲文禄曽我)
Performance Place: Miyako-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 05/05/1794
Iwai Hanshirō IV (岩井半四郎) as Shigenoi (重の井)
Ichikawa Ebizô (市川鰕蔵) as Takemura Sadanoshin (竹村定之進)
Play: Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna (戀女房染分手綱)
Performance Place: Kawarazaki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 05/05/1794
Print Title: [Illusions of Sharaku] Sharaku Gen'ei (写楽幻影)
Print Date: 1985 (ed. 100)
Artist: Ouchi Makoto (大内マコト)
Medium: etching with woodblock printed color
Image courtesy of Artelino.com
Note: This design is based on 1794 prints by Tôshûsai Sharaku
(東洲斎写楽).