Nakamura Utaemon V (中村歌右衛門) as Yodogimi (淀君)
Play: ?
Performance Place: ?
Performance Date: ?
Print Date: 09/01/24
Artist: Reison (嶺邨)?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Shashin (演藝寫眞; 演芸写真),
Vol. 3, No. 9 (Sept. 1, 1924)
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Note: Utaemon V portrayed Yodo no Kata (淀方; 淀の方) in a production of
Hototogisu Kojô no Rakugetsu (沓手鳥孤城落月) at the Meiji-za in Tokyo in
February 1924. This print likely reflects a regional performance of this or
another play that features the character of Yodogimi.
