ÔTANI TOMOEMON I

The actors Onoe Tamizô and Ôtani Tomoemon I playing the roles of Nishikigi (Izumi no Saburô's younder sister) and the yakko Tanihei (in reality Kasuya Tôta Arisue) in the drama "Mutsu no Hana Ume no Kaomise" staged in Edo in the 11th lunar month of 1769 at the Ichimuraza (print made by Ippitsusai Bunchô)

Ôtani Tomoemon I in a print made by Katsukawa Shunshô
Ôtani Tomoemon I in a print made by Katsukawa Shunshô

The Actor Ôtani Tomoemon I as Otsuma in the Play "Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga", performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fourth Month, 1781
Artist: Katsukawa Shunshô
Date: c. 1781
The Art Institute of Chicago (print in the public domain)

 
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