The actors Asao Gakujûrô and Nakamura Tomosa II playing the roles of Tatewaki and Kanribô in the new year ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Sato no Odamaki", which was staged in the 1st lunar month of 1831 in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai (print made by Utagawa Shigeharu)

The actor Nakamura Tomosa II (bottom/right) performing in the drama "Sumidagawa Gonichi no Omokage", which was staged in the 1st lunar month of 1831 in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai

The actor Nakamura Tomosa II playing the role of Nankin no Yaheiji in the drama "Koi Momiji Ogura no Shikishi", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1848 at the Chikugo no Shibai (print made by Utagawa Hirosada)

The actor Nakamura Tomosa II playing the role of Sagisaka Bannai in the 3rd act of the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which was staged in the 9th lunar month of 1849 at the Chikugo no Shibai (print made by Utagawa Hirosada)

The actor Nakamura Tomosa II playing the role of the decchi Igo in the 10th act of the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which was staged in the 9th lunar month of 1849 at the Chikugo no Shibai (print made by Utagawa Hirosada)

The actor Nakamura Tomosa II playing the role of Yoichibê in the 5th act of the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which was staged in the 3rd lunar month of 1853 at the Naka no Shibai (print made by Utagawa Hirosada)

The actors Nakamura Tomosa II (left) and Nakayama Nanshi II (right) portraying Nyôhachi and Shinobu in the "Tamamizu Pond on the Nara Highway" scene of the drama "Hade Kurabe Ise Monogatari" in a mitate-eprint made in 1861 by Utagawa Kunikazu