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Hello, I am looking for help with not only translation but also identification of the actors if at all possible. Thanks (esp. I. Nagy). Regards, Norman

Link :Kunisada Mukajima

The title is something like: (向ふ嶋夜の雪景) Mukafushima (Mukafu Island) night snow scene.

Cheers,
Stan

Print title is "Snow scene at night on the island of Mukō(fu)" (Mukōfujima yoru no sekkei - 向ふ嶋夜の雪景).
The actors on the right sheet are (from left):
Bandō Shūka I, Ichimura Uzaemon XII, Sawamura Chōjūrō V.

Dear Stan and Horst, thanks very much. I'm not sure where I got the 'Mukajima' from, but glad to have the correction. Am I correct in assuming that the left and center panel are all women (wasn't sure about the one entering the boat on the left) except for the three shorter servants and the tall gentleman looking very stern? No clue on the tall gentleman? What do the umbrellas' writing signify? Finally, any website recommended to research the three actors Horst identified. I don't generally collect actor prints, I bought this for the snow/women, so I'm still learning. Thanks again.

Mukōjima (向嶋) can be found on old maps of Edo; Apparently trips there were made occasionally.

I think all people who hold an umbrella are servants.

The kanji on the umbrellas are "七向", "向大", "大七".
It could be names:
七向 (Name: Nanamiko)
向大 (Name: Kodai/Kota)
大七 (name: Haruna)

left sheet:
Onoe Kikujirō II, left sitting in the boat, uncertain
Onoe Baikō IV, entering the boat, uncertain
center sheet: top left, not recognizable
Iwai Kumesaburō III, woman standing center, pretty sure
Ichikawa Danjūrō ​​VIII, man standing right, sure
For the right sheet see Waseda 006-0782
Bandō Shūka I, Ichimura Uzaemon XII, Sawamura Chōjūrō V

Try the Kabuki 21 site: http://www.kabuki21.com/

Cheers,
Stan

URL Title :Kabuki 21

Gentlemen, thank you very much.

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