The actors Nakamura Daikichi I (top) and Kataoka Nizaemon VII (bottom) playing the roles of the nakai Ofune and Shindô Genpachi in the drama "Sanjikkoku Yofune no Hajimari", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1811 in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai (print made by Nagahide)

Courtesy of Guy Pepermans

The actor Nakamura Daikichi I playing the role of Okura in the drama "Chûkô Shôbu Gatana", which was staged in the 5th lunar month of 1817 in Edo at the Nakamuraza (print made by Utagawa Toyokuni I)

The actor Nakamura Daikichi I playing the role of Suke-no-Tsubone in the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which was staged in the 7th lunar month of 1818 at the Miyakoza (print made by Utagawa Kunisada I)

The actor Nakamura Daikichi I playing the role of Kan Shôjô in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which was staged in the 8th lunar month of 1820 at the Tamagawaza (print made by Utagawa Toyokuni I)