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Picture signature without seal (left panel) Kchr sai itsu !8"8#!$20 ( ) a%a &ai'( e too% the name Kchr Kunisa'a ))) in !88$* also %nown as Kunimasa )+* Kochoro* an' ,oyo%uni )+-+( &etween !8$0 # !$00* he often signe' simply as .Kochoro.( ,here is no recor' of this performance at the Ka'o/a in !$03( ,he performance in the picture shoul' ha0e ta%en place in the four months 1etween 2arch (after 3noe 4i/a1ur + too% the name 3noe &ai% +)) an' 3cto1er !$03 (1efore )chimura Ka%itsu +) too% the name )chimura 5/aemon 6+)( )f it was 'ue to ta%e place in 7ugust !$03 when )chimura Ka%itsu +) playe' (as 8osa1ur) alongsi'e 9a%amura :hi%an + (as 3tomi) in 8owa 9asa%a 5%ina no 8o%ogushi :ignature at the Ka'o/a it may ha0e 1een cancelle' as a conseu;nce of the huge row with seal that 1lew up o0er Ka%itsu<s shumei (name change)( &ai%* Ka%itsu an' :hi%an use' 1y were all 'efinitely in =sa%a where they were summone' to see :hi%an to the artist after !$00 'iscuss the issue( 7fterwar's &ai% >oine' up with the troupe manage' 1y 8ao/ an' went on a regional tour( 3n a1out the 8 th 7ugust :hi%an* 2atsusu%e* Ka%itsu an' others were 'ue to appear on stage in performances at =sa%a<s Ka'o/a( ?hether or not :hi%an was prepare' to appear Ka%itsu<s 'ignity remaine' intact an' he respon'e' 1y saying* @8ou* 1rother* seppu%u seppu%u<( :hi%an was incense' an' he an' his troupe left the theatre( )solate' o0er the matter he ga0e up his actor<s permit gi0ing as his reason @cessation of 1usiness< an' hel' local practice e0ents at his home( 7lthough resigne' to the situation he left =sa%a an' though he ha' 1ecome excee'ingly angry his surprise 'eparture was seen as malign re0enge o0er the issue( Aurious at :hi%an<s troupe Ka%itsu simply returne' to ,%y( Bue to a 1out of ill health :hi%an<s anger a1out what Ka%itsu ha' sai' fa'e'( Arom left to rightC Ichikawa !a an"i I ( <= >?@A ) as the stone cutter #i aroku who is really ,aira#no 2une%iyo in 'isguise ( 5 6 7 8 9 : ; ' :a'an>i was 6! years ol' at the time of this performance( e passe' away the following year on the D 7ugust !$0" $akamura !hikan % (B=C0 12) as &uma'ai (ir #34'9a%amura 5taemon + hel' the name 9a%amura :hi%an + from 2ay !$0! to 3cto1er !$!! with the notice 1oar' gi0en to the character 1y &en%ei with which the character performs the @seisatsu no mie<* sign

1oar' pose in'icating that he has %ille' his son Ko>iro instea' of 7tsumori( ,he sign1oar' rea's E3ne se0ere' 1ranch* one se0ere' fingerE( )t means that if anyone 1rea%s a 1ranch of the flower tree* he will 1e punishe' 1y ha0ing a finger cut off 1ut which has other meaningsF is finger* an' is chil'* also 'eath* all pronounce' EshiE* meaning that anyone who woul' %ill 7tsumori must %ill his own son instea' )noe *aik %I (7=C()*+) as !a'ami #,-./' * Kumagai<s lo0er an' mai' to one of the 4mperor<s la'ies in waiting( ,his performance post 'ates the 2arch !$03 shumei when 3noe 4i/a1ur + ( ()DEF ) too% the name 3noe &ai% +) which is shown in the picture a1o0e :agami<s hea' Ichimura &akitsu %I ( 7=C !" later )chimura 5/aemon 6+* GB=C H?I ) as #inamotono Yoshitsune #$%&' ,he performance in the picture pre 'ates 3cto1er !$03 when )chimura Ka%itsu +) too% the name of )chimura 5/aemon 6+ at the Ka1u%i/a $otes ,here is no recor'ing in Ka1u%i 9enpy an' Ko%uritsu Ge%i> Jen :hiryshH of the staging of .Kumagai Jinya. at the Ka'o/a in !$03( Ka%itsu* :hi%an an' &ai%I were there in :ummer !$03 1ut not :a'an>i( :a'an>i was 6! years ol' at the time of this performance( e passe' away the following year on the D 7ugust !$0"(

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Perhaps the performance of Kumagai JinEya which may ha0e inten'e' to inclu'e :a'an>i 'i' not go ahea' 'ue to his possi1le illness this may 1e a later reprint ma'e as an accola'e to :a'an>iK )n any case &ai'<s seal was ne0er applie' perhaps in'icating that with :a'an>i<s 'eath this ya%usha e was ne0er authorise' for release
Photographic images published before December 31st 1956, or photographed before 1946 and not published for 10 years thereafter, under jurisdiction of the o!ernment of "apan, are considered to be public domain according to article #3 of old copyright la$ of "apan and article # of supplemental pro!ision of copyright la$ of "apan