literally "Edo in Bloom: A Kabuki Chronology". "Hana no Edo Kabuki Nendaiki" was an illustrated book about Kabuki in several volumes which was written by Tatekawa Enba and illustrated by Katsukawa Shuntei. It was published in 1811 in Edo by Tsuruya Kiemon. The illustrations displayed below belongs to the third book.

Ichikawa Danjûrô II (left) and Sawamura Sôjûrô I (right) playing the roles of Soga Gorô Tokimune and Soga Jûrô Sukenari in the new year sogamono drama "Yuzuriha Gongen Soga", which was staged in the 1st lunar month of 1727 at the Nakamuraza

Bandô Hikosaburô I (left) and Ogino Izaburô I (right) playing the roles of An no Heibê and Karigane Bunshichi in the drama "Meigetsu Gonin Otoko" ('Five men under the August moon'), which was staged in Fall 1730 at the Nakamuraza [more details]

Sawamura Sôjûrô I (left) and Ôtani Hiroji I (right) playing the roles of Gokuin Sen'emon and Hotei Ichiemon in the drama "Meigetsu Gonin Otoko" ('Five men under the August moon'), which was staged in Fall 1730 at the Nakamuraza [more details]

Ichikawa Danjûrô II playing the role of Kaminari Shôkurô in the drama "Meigetsu Gonin Otoko" ('Five men under the August moon'), which was staged in Fall 1730 at the Nakamuraza [more details]

Ichikawa Danjûrô II playing the role of Fuwa Banzaemon "Keisei Fukubiki Nagoya" ('The Courtesan, the Tombola Drawing and Nagoya (Sanza)'), which was staged in the 1st lunar month of 1731 at the Nakamuraza [more details]