Nakamura-za

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The ginko tree mon of the Nakamura family.

The Nakamura-za (中村座; founded 1624) was one of the three main kabuki theatres of Edo (ja:江戸三座) alongside the Morita-za and Ichimura-za.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Japanese Aesthetics and Culture: A Reader - Page 205 Nancy G. Hume - 1995 "While the Nakamura-za in Edo provides a detailed illustration of the physical design of a theater, it should be noted that no two were identical. Theaters were, moreover, periodically rebuilt, for fires frequently ravaged Edo. In the 1690s the ..."
  2. ^ Kabuki Plays on Stage: Restoration and Reform, 1872-1905 - Page 3 James R. Brandon, Samuel L. Leiter - 2003 "dwindled to the point that the Nakamura-za was dark for fifty-eight days and the Ichimura-za for thirty-eight. That autumn, in a display of political awareness, the Morita-za and the Nakamura-za joined forces to stage the prophetically titled "