Matsumoto Kôshirô VIII (松本幸四郎) as
Matsuômaru (松王丸)
Play: Kuruma Biki (車引), Act III, Scene 1 of
Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami
(菅原伝授手習鑑; 菅原傳授手習鑑)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 11/23/52
Print Date: 09/1954
Artist: Ota Gakô (太田雅光)
Series: Gendai Butai Geika (現代舞台芸花) (#6)
Image courtesy of the Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum
Note: Kôshirô VIII first played the role of Matsuômaru in
this play in Tokyo at the Meiji-za in March 1951, so it is
possible that Gakô based this print on one of Kôshirô
VIII's prior Tokyo performances.