SAWAMURA SÔJÛRÔ VII (沢村宗十郎; 澤村宗十郎)
1875 - 03/02/1949

aka SAWAMURA TOSSHÔ III (沢村 訥升; 澤村訥舛)

Four pochibukuro, possibly reverse sides of some of the actor
pochibukuro shown above: Sawamura Sôjûrô VII (沢村宗十郎;
澤村宗十郎); Nakamura Jakuemon III (中村雀右衛門);
Ichikawa Sadanji III (市川左団次; 市川左團次; Nakamura
Kaisha I (中村魁車).

Print Date: ?
Artist: Hasegawa Sadanobu III (長谷川貞信)
Medium: Woodblock printed pochibukuro

       
        Five pochibukuro, possibly reverse sides of some of the actor
        pochibukuro shown  above: Nakamura Jakuemon III
        (中村雀右衛門); Ichimura Uzaemon XV (市村羽左衛門);
        Sawamura Sôjûrô VII (沢村宗十郎; 澤村宗十郎);
        Nakamura Kichiemon I (中村吉右衛門); Nakamura
        Utaemon V (中村歌右衛門)

        Print Date: ?
        Artist: Hasegawa Sadanobu III (長谷川貞信)
        Medium: Woodblock printed pochibukuro

               
                Sawamura Sôjûrô VII (沢村宗十郎; 澤村宗十郎) as
                Sanbasô (三番叟)
                     
                Play: Tanemaki Sanbasô (種蒔三番叟)
                Performance Place: ?
                Performance Date: ?
                Print Date: ?
                Artist: Utagawa Kunimatsu (歌川国松; 歌川圀松)
                Medium: Woodblock printed senshafuda
                Personal Collection
 
                Note: While I have found no record of Sôjûrô VII performing in Tokyo in
                Tanemaki Sanbasô (種蒔三番叟), he appeared as Sanbasô in various
                productions of Ayatsuri Sanbasô (操三番叟). 
 
 
 
 

Sawamura Sôjûrô VII
 (沢村宗十郎; 澤村宗十郎) as ?
 
Play:  ?
Performance Place: ?
Performance Date: ?
Print Date: ?
Artist: Yoshida Eishô (吉田永昇)
Medium: Woodblock printed
senshafuda
Personal Collection
 
 
 

            
            Sawamura Sôjûrô VII
            (沢村宗十郎; 澤村宗十郎) as
            Ôguchiya Gyôu (暁雨)
 
            Play: Kyôkaku Harusame Gasa
            (侠客春雨傘) 
            Artist: ?
            Medium: Woodblock printed
            matchbook cover
 
            Note: Sôjûrô VII performed
            this role in Tokyo at the Teikoku
            Gekijô in February 1918. 
                       
         

               
                Sawamura Sôjûrô VII
                沢村宗十郎; 澤村宗十郎) as
                Sukeroku (助六)
 
                Play: Kurotegumi Kuruwa no Tatehiki
                (黒手組曲輪達引)
                Performance Place: Kôen Gekijô, Tokyo
                Performance Date: 09/24
                Print Date: 1924?
                Artist: ?
                Medium: Woodblock printed
                senshafuda
                Personal Collection

Sawamura Sôjûrô VII
(沢村宗十郎; 澤村宗十郎) as
Hanakawado Sukeroku (花川戸助六)
 
Play: Kurotegumi Kuruwa no Tatehiki
(黒手組曲輪達引)
Performance Place: ?
Performance Date: ?
Print Date: ?
Artist: ?
Medium: Woodblock printed
senshafuda
Personal Collection

Note: Sôjûrô VII performed this role in
Tokyo at the Teikoku Geikijô in January
1916, at the Kôen Gekijô in September 1924,
at the Teikoku Geikijô in April 1926, and
the Meiji-za in February 1931.
 
 
 

       
        Nakamura *** as ?
 
        Sawamura Sôjûrô VII (沢村宗十郎;
        澤村宗十郎) as ?
     
        Play: ?
        Performance Place: Minami-za, Kyoto
        Performance Date: ? 
        Print Date: ?
        Artist: ?
        Medium: Woodblock printed postcard
        Personal Collection
        

Sawamura Sôjûrô VII
(沢村宗十郎; 澤村宗十郎) as
Ôboshi's wife Oishi (大星妻 お石)

Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
(仮名手本忠臣蔵; 假名手本忠臣蔵
Performance Place: ?
Performance Date: ?
Print Date: ?
Artist: Hasegawa Sadanobu III
(長谷川貞信)
Medium: Woodblock printed postcard
Image courtesy of Gary Christenson
 
Note: Sôjûrô VII portrayed Oishi at the
Tokyo Gekijô in November 1947.  That
production likely played Osaka or
Kyoto around that time.