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The actor Sawamura Sojuro lll as the lay priest Kiyomori
Utagawa Kunimasa Japanese, 1773-1810
The actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Usui Arataro Sadamitsu in the Shibaraku scene of the play "Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji," performed at the Miyako Theater in the eleventh month, 1796
Ichikawa Omezo
Utagawa Kunimasa Japanese, 1773-1810 Publisher: Yo-Ya Eikichi Japanese, 19th century
Iwai Kumesaburo in the Role of Lady Tomoe
Portrait of an Actor in Female Dress
The actor Kataoka Nizaemon Vll as Iyo no Taro in the play "Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji," performed at the Miyako Theater in the eleventh month, 1796
Ichikawa Danjuro Vl
Utagawa Kunimasa Japanese, 1773-1810 Ichikawa Danjuro IV Japanese, unknown
Memorial Portrait of the Actor Suketakaya Kodenji
Utagawa Kunisada III (Kunimasa IV, Toyokuni V) Japanese, 1848–1920
Kiritsubo, No. 1 from the series "Murasaki Shikibu's Genji Cards (Murasaki Shikibu Genji karuta)"
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) Japanese, 1823–1880
Memorial Portrait of the Actor Onoe Kikugoro V
Utagawa Kunisada III (Kunimasa IV, Toyokuni V) Japanese, 1848-1920
Eight Modern Views of Famous Places in Tokyo of Great Japan (Dai Nippon Tokyo kaika meisho hakkei no zu)
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) Japanese, 1823-1880
Iwai Kumesaburo II as the Courtesan Takao in Banzei Okuni Kabuki
Utagawa Kunisada I Japanese, 1786-1865
Memorial Portrait of Utagawa Kunisada I (Kochoro Toyokuni shozo)
The actor Ichikawa Kuzo II as Tanigoro
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) Japanese, 1786-1864
Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX