February Selection, February 2020: |
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(Ichikawa Danjuro VIII) as the wrestler Nuregami Chogoro
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Soga Hakkei Jihitsu no Kagami – Eight Scenes of the Soga Story in the Actors' Calligraphy
Portraits of actors as Soga Juro and Goro, Asahina, Yawata Saburo, Oiso, Tora Gozen, Omi Kotota and Kudo Suketsune
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Shikan (Nakamura Shikan IV) as Takeda Katsuyori
(Tosei Haiyu Tanzaku) – Tanzaku Portraits of Contemporary Actors with their Calligraphy |
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Higashi Genji Asagao Yuran
The Eastern Genji visiting Asagao
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January Selection, January 2020: |
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Left: (Arashi Rikan III) as Takasago Yuminosuke
Center: (Iwai Kumesaburo III) as Tagoto-hime, actually Teruta
Right: (Ichikawa Danjuro VIII) as Jiraiya, the magician
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Left to right:
1. (Nakamura Fukusuke) as Bunya no Yasuhide and (Nakamura Kantaro) as Kanta no Tsubone
2. (Ichikawa Danjuro VIII) as Otomo no Kuronushi and (Onoe Baiko IV) as Ono no Komachi
3. (Onoe Baiko IV) as Ono no Komachi and (Nakamura Fukusuke) as Sojo Henjo
4. (Nakamura Fukusuke) as Kisen Hoshi and (Nakamura Tomijuro II) as Gien no Okaji
5. (Onoe Baiko IV) as Ono no Komachi and another actor as Ariwara no Narihira
Rokkasen no uchi – The Six Immortal Poets |
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Left: (Ichikawa Danjuro VIII) as Soma Yasaku and another actor as Sarusuberi no Iwamatsu
Right: (Nakamura Tomijuro II) as the wife Oryu, who is actually Yanagi no Sei (the spirit of a willow tree)
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#4 – Actor as an otokodate
Umegoyomi Mitate Hachi Shojin – 8 Outstanding People Matched with the Plum Calendar |
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Shikan (Nakamura Shikan IV) as Yokozo, who is actually Kansuke
Tosei Jihitsu Kagami – Portraits of Contemporary Actors with Their Calligraphy |
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Shinsui V (Bando Hikosaburo V) as Yamauba
(Tosei Haiyu Tanzaku) – Tanzaku Portraits of Contemporary Actors with their Calligraphy |
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Firemen's Group 10
Top: Bando Shuka as a temple acolyte (Chigo)
Bottom left: Doll by Yoshitora; Right: Asakusa Shrine by Sadahide
Edo no Hana Meisho-e – Flowers of Edo, Views of Famous Places |
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Sawamura Tossho II as Kanagashira no Gempei
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Ichikawa Ebizo V as Kinezumi Shirokichi
Kinsei Suikoden - A Contemporary Suikoden |
December Selection, December 2019: |
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Actor as Kudo Suketsune
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Chapter 14 – Miozukushi (The Flood Gauge)
Wakamurasaki Genji Eawase – Young Murasaki's Contest of Genji Pictures |
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Memorial portraits of Bando Shuka, who died 3/1855, as Yokogushi Otomi and Ichikawa Danjuro VIII, who died 8/1854, as Mukokizu Yosa
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Left: (Ichikawa Kodanji IV) as Oba Omine (inset) and (Otani Tokuji II) as Aburaya Oshika
Center: (Kataoka Gado II) as Fukuoka Mitsugi
Right: (Iwai Kumesaburo III) as Aburaya Okon (inset) and (Nakayama Ichizo) as Nakai Manno and Nakamura Aizo
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(Kawarazaki Gonjuro) as Ariwara Narihira Ason and (Iwai Hanshiro III) as Ono no Komachi
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Left: (Sawamura Tossho II) as Okaru
Right: (Kataoka Nizaemon VIII) as Yuranosuke
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Shisen (Kawarazaki Gonjuro) as the farmer Jihizo, who is actually Naoe Yamanari
Tosei Jihitsu Kagami – Portraits of Contemporary Actors with Their Calligraphy |
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Shikan (Nakamura Shikan IV) as Nango Rikimaru
(Tosei Haiyu Tanzaku) – Tanzaku Portraits of Contemporary Actors with their Calligraphy |
November Selection, November 2019: |
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Woman walking in the snow
Ukiyo Setsugekka no Uchi - Snow, Moon and Flower in the Floating World |
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#82 – Poet Kotaikogu no Tayu
Woman holding a decorated maple branch
Hyakunin Isshu no Uchi - The Hundred Poets |
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Chapter 17 – Eawase (The Picture Game)
Sono Sugata Yukari no Utsushie - Genji Magic Lantern Pictures |
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Genji and women viewing cherry blossoms at night
Kigan Niwa no Yozakura – Returning geese over the cherry blossoms in the garden at night
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Tanosuke (Sawamura Tanosuke III) as the Buddhist pilgrim Shozan
(Tosei Haiyu Tanzaku) – Tanzaku Portraits of Contemporary Actors with their Calligraphy |
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(Seki Sanjuro III) as Nippon Daemon
(Tosei Haiyu Tanzaku) – Tanzaku Portraits of Contemporary Actors with their Calligraphy |
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(Ichikawa Danzo VI) as Amakawaya Gihei
Rien Otokodate Tsutae – Chivalrous Commoners of the Theatrical World |
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Fireman's Brigade "E", Group 5
Top: Ryudo (Lantern and constellation); Bottom left: Tatsukawa by Hiroshige II; Bottom right: Kawarazaki Gonjuro as Musashi Goro Sadayo
Edo no Hana Meisho-e – Flowers of Edo, Views of Famous Places |
October Selection, October 2019: |
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Memorial portraits of Ichimura Takenojo V who died at age 39 on the 21st day of the 8th month of 1851, and Nakamura Utaemon IV who died at age 55 on the 17th day of the second month of 1852
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Left: (Arashi Kichisaburo III) as Sashima Sota
Center: (Bando Shuka) as Ohatsu
Right: (Seki Sanjuro III) as Matsui Gengo
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Standing beauty
Edo Meisho Hyaku Nin Bijo – 100 Beauties Paired with Famous Places in Edo |
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Left: (Ichikawa Kodanji IV) as Sukeroku of the Black Hand Group
Right: (Seki Sanjuro III) as Hori Shinzaemon
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Ichikawa Kuzo III as Koshiba Hikozo
Imayo Oshie Kagami – Contemporary Mirror Portraits |
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Left: (Ichikawa Ichizo III) as Iwami Shigetaro
Right: (Nakamura Shikan IV) as Hantai Zaemon
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Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kumisada Juji
Kinsei Suikoden - A Contemporary Suikoden |
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Shisen (Ichikawa Danjuro IX) as Atsumori
(Tosei Haiyu Tanzaku) – Tanzaku Portraits of Contemporary Actors with their Calligraphy |
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(Sawamura Tanosuke III) as Kiichi's daughter Minatsuruhime
(Tosei Haiyu Tanzaku) – Tanzaku Portraits of Contemporary Actors with their Calligraphy |
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(Ichikawa Ichizo III) as Shirai Gonpachi
Nokiba no fuji – Wisteria on the eaves
Tosei Mitate Sanjurokkasen – Popular Matches for 36 Selected Flowers |
September Selection, September 2019: |
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#57 – The poet Murasaki Shikibu
Woman playing a drum
100 Poets |
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Left: (Nakamura Utaemon IV) as Hosaku
Center: (Bando Shuka) as Shirayu
Right: (Seki Sanjuro III) as Dainichibo and (Ichimura Uzaemon XII) as Asamaru
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Yuri (lily)
Two actors holding an insect cage
Tosei Rokkasen – Six Contemporary Flowers |
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Left: (Bando Matataro VI) as Koyagashira Kiroku and (Bando Kamezo) as Settanaoshi Chogo
Center: (Seki Sanjuro) as Kajii Shuzen and (Bando Hikosaburo V) as Akogi Gennojo
Right: (Onoe Kikugoro V) as Okoyo
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#28 – Nariaiji in Tango Province
Saien Zenji finding a dead deer in the snow to feed Shinno Shonin, the founder of the temple
Kannon Reigenki Saikoku Junrei – Tales of the Miracles of Kannon, Pilgrimage to the Western Provinces |
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(Nakamura Shikan IV) as Heitaro Yoshikado and another actor as Somaroku
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Left: Bando Hikosaburo V as the wrestler Onigatake
Right: Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as the wrestler Akitsushima
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August Selection, August 2019: |
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Ichimei Hakkenden: Setsubai Hodan Inu no Soshi, Vol. 5
Woman holding a dog and another woman with a sword
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(Ichikawa Ebizo V) as Musashibo Benkei
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Left: Actors as Banzuin Chobei and Teranishi Kanshin
Center: (Kawarazaki Gonjuro) as Shirai Gompachi
Right: Actor as Shirae ___zaemon
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Chapter 4 – Yugao
Woman reading a love letter leaning on a go board
Genji Goshuyojo – The Further Passions of Genji |
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(Kawarazaki Gonjuro) as Izuya Yosa
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Shinsui (Bando Hikosaburo V)
(Tosei Haiyu Tanzaku) – Tanzaku Portraits of Contemporary Actors with their Calligraphy |
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Shisen (Ichikawa Danjuro IX) as Jihizo, who is actually Naoe Yamashiro
(Tosei Haiyu Tanzaku) – Tanzaku Portraits of Contemporary Actors with their Calligraphy |
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Kazan (Seki Sanjuro III) as Nippon Daemon
(Tosei Haiyu Tanzaku) – Tanzaku Portraits of Contemporary Actors with their Calligraphy |
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Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Takao IV
Na Ni Takao Mitate Sugata-e – Imaginary Portraits of Actors in the Role of Takao |
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Iwai Tojaku as Onna (the female) Kansuke
Kinsei Suikoden - A Contemporary Suikoden |
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Firemen's Ri Brigade, 10th group
Asajigahara: Onoe Kikujiro II as the poor girl of the Lonely House
Edo no Hana Meisho-e – Flowers of Edo, Views of Famous Places |
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Left: (Ichikawa Kodanji IV) as the farmer Yoichibei
Right: (Kawarazaki Gonjuro) as Ono Sadakuro
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(Kawarazaki Gonjuro) as Fuwa Banzaemon
Rien Otokodate Tsutae – Chivalrous Commoners of the Theatrical World |
July Selection, July 2019: |
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(Ichikawa Kodanji IV) as the monkey trainer Yojiro
Teisen no Saru Suberi – Garden myrtle
Tosei Mitate Sanjurokkasen – Popular Matches for 36 Selected Flowers |
June Selection, June 2019: |
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(Kawarazaki Gonjuro) as Kirare Yosa and (Iwai Kumesaburo III) as Yokogushi Otomi
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(Onoe Kikujiro II) as Jutaro's wife Orie
Tsujigimi no Yugao – The streetwalker and the bottle gourd
Tosei Mitate Sanjurokkasen – Popular Matches for 36 Selected Flowers |
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U – Nakamura Kantaro as Yoshida Sawaemon Kanesada
Seichu Gishiden - Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai |
May Selection, May 2019: |
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Mutsuki (First month) – Genji with women and boys playing instruments
Tokiyo Genji Junikagetsu no uchi – Contemporary Genji in the Twelve Months |
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(Ichikawa Ichizo III) as Teranishi Kanshin
Rien Otokodate Tsutae – Chivalrous Commoners of the Theatrical World |
April Selection, April 2019: |
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Ichimei Hakkenden Inu no Soshi, Vol. 14
Man pulling off a woman's obi while holding a child
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Memorial portrait of Otani Tomoemon IV, who died in 1861 at the age of 78
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(Kawarazaki Gonjuro) as Nikki Naonori
Iwate no tsutsuji – Azalea of Iwate
Tosei Mitate Sanjurokkasen – Popular Matches for 36 Selected Flowers |
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Actors of the Bando Family
Top to bottom: (Bando) Mitsugoro IV as Mashiba Hisayoshi, (Bando) Shuka as Kishin Omatsu, (Bando) Mitsugoro VI as Wakanahime
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Arashi Family
Top to bottom: Arashi Jitohachi as Otoko Tappu Fukuro Ichiemon, Arashiu Jitohachi II as Sagizaka Bannai, Arashi Jitohachi III as Tsubute no Meiroku
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
March Selection, March 2019: |
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Left: (Nakamura Kamenojo) as Geisha Shiratama of the Miuraya
Center: (Ichikawa Kodanji) as Hanakawado Sukeroku
Right: (Onoe Kikugoro V) as Agemaki of the Miuraya
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Sawamura Tanosuke III as Kangiku no Tanokichi
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Actors of the Bando Family
Top to bottom: Bando Matataro as Rai Kuniyuki, Bando Muraemon as Shibukawa Toma, and Bando Sanya IV as Choji
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Onoe Family
Top to bottom: Onoe Kikugoro as Hara Oboshi Yuranosuke, Onoe Ushinosuke as Aburaya Osome, and Onoe Shoroku as Tenjiku Tokubei
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
February Selection, February 2019: |
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Ichimei Hakkenden Inu no Soshi, Vol. 18
Woman performing a dance accompanied by a drummer
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Moon – Genji and two women on a balcony under a full moon preparing for a musical evening
Kacho Fugetsu no Uchi – Flower, Bird, Wind and Moon |
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#10 – Sumidagawa – (Ichimura Takenojo V) as the poet Ariwara Narihira
Edo Meisho Zue - Pictures of Famous Places in Edo |
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#10 – (Ichikawa Kodanji IV) as Ishikawa Goemon
Konjaku Chigo Tebataki – Celebrated Young Men from the Past and Present |
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Actors of the Onoe Family
Top to bottom: Onoe Raisuke as Hara Goemon, Onoe Kikujiro as Geijo Osugi, Onoe Kikushiro as Inuta Masatake
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
January Selection, January 2019: |
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Menoto no Soshi (The Story of the Wetnurse) Vol. 7
Dancer with a No mask and a woman with a lacquered box
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Okabe Station – (Arashi Kichisaburo III) as Rokuyata
53 Stations of the Tokaido |
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(Seki Sanjuro III) as the wrestler Ushigase Kozaemon
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Left: (Nakamura Fukusuke) as the wrestler Nuregami Chogoro
Right: (Ichikawa Ichizo III) as the wrestler Hanaregoma Chokichi
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Left: (Onoe Kikugoro V) as Goshuden Okuma
Center: (Ishikawa Kodanji) as Kozaru Shichinosuke
Right: (Bando Kamezo) as Sangoro
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Chapter 3 – Utsusemi
Genji Gojuyojo – The Further Passions of Genji |
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Actors of the Bando Family
Left: (Bando) Hikosaburo II as Ono no Tofu
Right: Bando Hikosaburo as Soga Juro
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Segawa Family
Top to bottom: (Segawa) Kikunojo III as Dojoji, (Segawa) Roko IV as Omiwa, and (Segawa) Kikunojo V as the geisha Koman
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
December Selection, December 2018: |
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Left: (Ichimura Uzaemon XIII) as Sakichi
Right: (Seki Sanjuro III) as Genzaemon
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November Selection, November 2018: |
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Monoto no Soshi (The Story of the Wetnurse) Vol. 6
Man, woman and child with a cat in front of a painting of an elephant
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Genji and women playing instruments while two children dance
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Rinne no yami – The darkness of the transmigration of the soul
Actor as Tomoenojo looking at the ghost of Mutsu
Mitate Yami Zukushi – Actors for a Collection of Darkness |
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(Iwai Kumesaburo III) as Haikaishi and (Nakamura Fukusuke) as an itinerant priest
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October Selection, October 2018: |
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Women preparing to serve food and sake
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Woman attacking a man with a sword
Ichimei Hakkenden Inu no Soshi (Legend of the Eight Dog Warriors), Vol. 9
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Woman serving tea to two samurai on a veranda
Ichimei Hakkenden Inu no Soshi (Legend of the Eight Dog Warriors), Vol. 16
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Left: (Ichikawa Ichizo) as Shundo Gemba
Right: (Ichikawa Danjuro VIII) as Matsuomaru
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Left: Actor as Hayano Kampei
Right: (Iwai Kumesaburo III) as Okaru
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Actors of the Arashi Family
Top to bottom: Arashi Rikaku II as Ushiwakamaru, Arashi Rinshi as Otokonosuke, Arashi Tokusaburo II as Mori Ranmaru
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Segawa Family
Top to bottom: Segawa Kikunojo as Katsuragi Muken, Segawa Kikujiro as Izumo no Okuni, Segawa Kikunojo II as Shujaku Shishi
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
September Selection, September 2018: |
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Ichimei Hakkenden Inu no Soshi (Legend of the Eight Dog Warriors) Vol. 8
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Hakkenden Inu no Soshi (Legend of the Eight Dog Warriors) Vol. 28
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Left to right: (Ichikawa Kodanji IV) as the ghost of Okiku, (Ichikawa Danjuro VIII) as Yokoyama Tetsuzan, actor as Kanegoro and (Bando Shuka) as a female pilgrim, Hideyama
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Left: (Kawarazaki Gonjuro) as Obo Kichiza
Center: (Bando Kamezo) as Shichigoro
Right: (Bando Hikosaburo V) as a boatman
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#12 – Iwamadera in Omi Province
Basho Otosei
Kannon Reigenki Saikoku Junrei – Tales of the Miracles of Kannon, Pilgrimage to the Western Provinces |
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Actors of the Nakayama Family
Top to bottom: Nakayama Ichizo as Onigawara no Dohachi, Nakayama Bungoro as Yajirobei, and Nakayama Genjuro II as Musashibo Benkei
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Asao Family
Top to bottom: Asao Tamejuro as Araki Murashige, Asao Kuzaemon as Yazaki no Kyusaku, and Asao Tamejuro II as the yakko Ippei
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Bando Family
Top to bottom: (Bando) Mitsugoro as the farmer Chosaku, (Bando) Mitsugoro II as Otokawa Katsumoto, and (Bando) Mitsugoro III as Shirafuji Genta
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
August Selection, August 2018: |
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Menoto no Soshi (The Story of the Wetnurse), Vol. 5
Two women in front of Mt. Fuji
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Ichimei Hakkenden Inu no Soshi (Legend of the Eight Dog Warriors)
Volume 13
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Ichimei Hakkenden Inu no Soshi (Legend of the Eight Dog Warriors)
Volume 19
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Woman on a boat holding a lantern
Edo Meisho Hyaku Nin Bijo – 100 Beauties Paired with Famous Places in Edo |
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Left: (Sawamura Tanosuke III) as Yaoya Oshichi
Right: (Nakamura Shikan IV) as the wrestler Chogoro
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Actors of the Onoe Family
Top to bottom: Onoe Kikugoro III as Hayano Kampei, Onoe Kikugoro IV as Okaru, Onoe Kikujiro as Shigenoi
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Onoe Family
Top to bottom: Onoe Matsusuke III as Sato Yomoshichi, Onoe Kakunosuke as Konami, Onoe Eizaburo as Akoya
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Arashi Family
Top to bottom: Arashi Kangoro as Hebitsukai Jabiroku, Arashi Kichiroku as 0kujochu Hamaogi, Arashi Gonbei as Komamonoya Kahei
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
July Selection, July 2018: |
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#16 – Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in Yamashiro Province
Shume Hangan Morihisa
Kannon Reigenki Saikoku Junrei – Tales of the Miracles of Kannon, Pilgrimage to the Western Provinces |
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Fujisawa Station – Terutehime pulling a cart next to a dog
Top: View of the Tokaido near Fujisawa
Sohitsu Gojusantsugi no uchi – The 53 Stations (of the Tokaido) by Two Brushes |
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From left to right: Ichikawa Kuzo III as Habasho Jinsaburo; Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Tachinami Tsunagoro; Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Oshima Sanegoro; Kawarazaki Gonjuro as Kogi no Koji; Bando Hikosaburo V as Kuretake Shinsuke
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Actors of the Bando family
Top to bottom: Ogino Isaburo III as Yagoro, Bando Mitsuemon as Sagizaka Bannai, Bando Daikichi as Saibei
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Arashi family
Top to bottom: Arashi Hinasuke as Fujiwara no Shihei, Arashi Hinasuke II as Ishikawa Goemon, Arashi Hinasuke III as Minamoto Yoshimitsu
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Top to bottom: Bando Sanya as Tsurigane Yazaemon, Bando Sanya II as Banba no Chuta, Bando Sanya III in a Suzume Odori (swallow dance)
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
May Selection, May 2018: |
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Left: Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Minoya Heizaemon
Right: Onoe Kikugoro III as Nozarashi Hanshichi
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Memorial portrait of Matsumoto Koshiro VI as Danjo Naonori
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Chapter 19 – Usugumo (A Wreath of Cloud)
Sono Sugata Yukari no Utsushie - Genji Magic Lantern Pictures |
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Chapter 7 – Momiji no Ga (Maple Leaf Festival)
The Tale of Genji |
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Ryogoku Yusuzumi-e – Enjoying the evening cool at Ryogoku
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April Selection, April 2018: |
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(Nakamura Fukusuke) as Asahina Tobei, compared to Kaosho Rochishin
Tosei Suikoden - Contemporary Suikoden |
March Selection, March 2018: |
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Woman with a pipe under a quilt
Edo Meisho Hyaku Nin Bijo – 100 Beauties Paired with Famous Places in Edo |
February Selection, February 2018: |
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Actor buying an insect cage
Yoakinai Rokkasen – Collection of Six Summer Evening Markets |
