NAKAJIMA MIHOEMON II

The actors Arashi Wakano II (left), Nakajima Mihozô I (bottom/center) and Nakajima Kanzaemon II (right) playing the roles of the courtesan Ôiso no Tora, Kajiwara Genta and Hiki no Hangan in the sogamono drama "Satsuki Matsu Soga no Tachibana", which was staged in the 1st lunar month of 1754 at the Ichimuraza

The actors Bandô Hikosaburô II in the role of Kasaya Hanshichi (top), fighting against two packhorse drivers played by Nakajima Mihozô I (bottom left) and Ôtani Oniji II (bottom right), in the drama "Soga Mannen Bashira", which was staged in the 6th lunar month of 1760 at the Ichimuraza (print made by Torii Kiyomitsu I)

The Actor Nakajima Mihoemon II as Shûjaku Tennô in the Play Masakado Kanmuri no Hatsuyuki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777
Artist: Katsukawa Shunshô
Date: 1772–1782
The Art Institute of Chicago (print in the public domain)

 
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