KATAOKA NIZAEMON VIII |
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Kataoka Gadô II in a print made by Utagawa Hirosada |
Kataoka Gadô II playing the role of Chichibu no Shôji Shigetada in a print made by Utagawa Hirosada (beginning of the 1850s) |
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Kataoka Gadô II on the stage of the Kado no Shibai in the 10th lunar month of 1862, celebrating his comeback in Ôsaka after a long stay in Edo (the left print was made by Utagawa Hirokane and the right one by Nakai Yoshitaki) |
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The star Kataoka Gadô II (right) and his adopted son Kataoka Gatô II (left) celebrating their return in Ôsaka in the 10th lunar month of 1862 after a long stay in Edo |
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The actors Nakamura Daikichi III and Kataoka Nizaemon VIII playing the roles of Okoma and Oguri Hangan in the drama "Hime Kurabe Futabae Zôshi" in a mitate-e print made in 1861 by Utagawa Kunikazu |
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The actors Jitsukawa Enzaburô I (left) and Kataoka Nizaemon VIII (right) playing the roles of Mashiba Hisatsugu and Sasaki Takatsuna in the drama "Kamakura Sandaiki" in a mitate-e print made in 1861 by Utagawa Kunikazu |
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The actors Ichikawa Shiyû (left) and Kataoka Nizaemon VIII (right) playing the roles of Saruta Hikodayû and Mitsugi's aunt in the drama "Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba" in a mitate-e print made in 1861 by Utagawa Kunikazu |
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