ICHIKAWA EBIJÛRÔ I

Ogino Izaburô II (top/1st from left), Seki Sanjûrô II (top/2nd from left), Ichikawa Ichizô I (top/2nd from right), Fujikawa Tomokichi II (top/1st from right), Iwai Hanshirô V (bottom/1st from left), Nakamura Utaemon III (bottom/2nd from left), Suketakaya Takasuke II (bottom/2nd from right) and Onoe Matsusuke II (bottom/1st from right) performing in the kaomise drama "Azuma no Hana Iwai no Dairi", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1811 in Edo at the Nakamuraza

The actor Ichikawa Ichizô I playing the role of a highway thief in the drama "Ninin Muko Mikurai Sadame", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1814 at the Nakamuraza in Edo (print made by Utagawa Toyokuni I)

This print is the left component of a diptych (the right print is also available)

The actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô I playing the role of Sawai Matagorô in the drama "Igagoe Norikake Gappa", which was staged in the 1st lunar month of 1816 at the Kado no Shibai (print made by Shunkôsai Hokushû)

The actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô I playing the role of Demura Shinbê in the drama "Echizen Sangoku Meoto-zuka", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1817 at the Naka no Shibai (print made by Utagawa Kunihiro)

This print is the right component of a diptych (the left print is also available)

The actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô I playing the role of Jûdômaru in the drama "Keisei Hana no Konoshita", which was staged in the 1st lunar month of 1820 at the Kado no Shibai (print made by Shunkôsai Hokushû)

This print is the left component of a diptych (the right print is also available)

The actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô I playing the role of Satô Toranosuke Masakiyo in the drama "Saruwaka Hisago no Gunbai", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1820 at the Nakamuraza (print made by Utagawa Toyokuni I)

Courtesy of James King

This print is the right component of a diptych (the left print is also available)