| KEISEI SHINA SADAME |
| Play title | Keisei Shina Sadame  Courtesan: Comparing the merits [1] |
| Authors | Nagawa Tokusuke I Namiki Miyosuke [2] |
| History |
Nagawa Tokusuke I's ni-no-kawari new year drama "Keisei Shina Sadame" was premiered in the 1st lunar month of 1808 [3] at the Naka no Shibai [casting]. |
| Key words |
Fuwa-nagoyamono Kamigata Kyôgen Keisei Kuruwa Ni-no-Kawari |
| Summary |
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| Notes |
[1] The title "Courtesan: Comparing the merits" comes from osakaprints.com. [2] The others sakusha working for Nagawa Tokusuke I and Namiki Miyosuke were Chikamatsu Yôsuke, Nagawa Tsurusuke, Nagawa Ujûrô, Namiki Seizô and Namiki Wakyô. [3] The opening day was the 29th day of the 1st lunar month of the 5th year of the Bunka era, which was the 25th of February 1808 in the western calendar. |
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The actors Kataoka Nizaemon VIII (left) and Arashi Kichisaburô III (right) playing the roles of Nagoya Sanza and Fuwa Banzaemon in the drama "Keisei Shina Sadame" in a mitate-e print made in 1861 by Utagawa Kunikazu |
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