| NAGAWA SHIMESUKE |
| FOUR GENERATIONS | |
| Nagawa Shimesuke I | |
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The sakusha Nagawa Shimesuke I held this name from the second half of the 1770s to the 10th lunar month of 1814. |
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The name of Nagawa Shimesuke I in the 1814 Kamigata hyôbanki (the zone within the red box) |
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| Nagawa Shimesuke II | |
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The sakusha Nagawa Chikuyô I held the name of Nagawa Shimesuke II from the 11th lunar month of 1816 to the 7th lunar month of 1818. |
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The name of Nagawa Shimesuke II in the 1817 Kyôto hyôbanki (the zone within the red box) |
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| Nagawa Shimesuke III | |
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The sakusha Nagawa Shimesuke III held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1834 to 1835. |
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The name of Nagawa Shimesuke III in the 11th lunar month of 1834 role sheet at the Minamigawa no Shibai (the zone within the red box) |
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| Nagawa Shimesuke IV Chikamatsu Yasoô  |
Nagawa Shimesuke IV |
Minegoto Yasosuke |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. Disciple of Nagawa Shimesuke III, his first pen name was Minegoto Yasosuke. He worked in the 11th lunar month of 1849 in Kyôto at the Minamigawa no Shibai. He took the names of Nagawa Shimesuke IV and Chikamatsu Yasoô in 1867 and in 1874. This Kamigata sakusha most likely died in 1880. |
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The name of Nagawa Shimesuke IV in the 8th lunar month of 1869 role sheet at the Kado no Shibai (the zone within the red box) |
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