The actors Arashi Koroku I (bottom), Nakamura Denkurô II (right) and Ôtani Oniji I (left) playing the roles of Sakuramaru, Umeômaru and Matsuômaru in the "Kurumabiki" scene of the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which was staged in the 5th lunar month of 1747 Nakamuraza (print made by Torii Kiyomasu II)

The actors Nakajima Mihoemon I (bottom left) and Nakamura Denkurô II (standing) playing the roles of Benkei and Taira no Tomomori in the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which was staged in the 5th lunar month of 1748 at the Nakamuraza (print made by Torii Kiyomasu II)

The Actors Nakamura Denkurô II as Senoo Tarô, Ichikawa Komazô II as Minamoto no Yorimasa, Nakamura Nakazô I as Taira no Kiyomori, and Ichikawa Danjûrô V as Kiô Takiguchi (right to left), in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyô no Mato, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770
Artist: Katsukawa Shunshô
Date: c. 1771
The Art Institute of Chicago (print in the public domain)

The Actors Nakamura Denkurô II as Suma no Dairyô (right), and Ichikawa Komazô II as Ariwara no Yukihira (left), in the Play Kuni no Hana Ono no Itsumoji, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1771
Artist: Katsukawa Shunshô
Date: c. 1772
The Art Institute of Chicago (print in the public domain)