Murayama Shirôji (left) and his son Murayama Shirotarô (right) in an ilustration from the book "Hana no Edo Kabuki Nendaiki"

Murayama Shirôji in an ilustration from the book "Kokon Shibai Irokurabe Hyakunin Isshu" (1st lunar month of 1693)

Murayama Shirôji's son Murayama Shirotarô in an ilustration from the book "Kokon Shibai Irokurabe Hyakunin Isshu" (1st lunar month of 1693)

Matsumoto Hyôzô (left panel/top/1st from left), Namie Kokan I (left panel/top/2nd from left), Ôyama Giemon (left panel/center), Takeshima Kôzaemon I (left panel/bottom/2nd from right), Ichimura Shirôji (left panel/bottom/1st from right), Arashi San'emon I (right panel/1st from left) and Mizushima Shirobê (right panel/1st from right) on the stage of an Ôsaka theater in the 11th lunar month of 1686 (illustration from the 1686 hyôbanki "Naniwa Tachigiki Mukashi Banashi")