Kataoka Nizaemon XI (片岡仁左衛門)
as Fujiya Izaemon (藤屋伊左衛門)
Play: Kuruwa Bunshô (廓文章)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za,
Tokyo
Performance Date: 11/22/14
Print Date: 11/1914?
Medium: Woodblock printed
postcard
Image courtesy of the Boston
Museum of Fine Arts
Note: In the relevant time frame,
Nizaemon XI also performed this
role at the Teikoku Gekijo in Tokyo
in November 1921. I cannot rule out
that this print reflects that perform-
ance. It is also possible that this
print reflects a regional performance.