Posted by Guy Pepermans (141.134.229.162) on February 13, 2021 at 16:23:15:
In Reply to: Actors Names posted by EBG on February 11, 2021 at 22:45:35:
Dear Horst,
MFA Boston and Ritsumeikan do attribute this signature, with the first kanji 彦 written in older hiragana to Toyokawa Hikokuni:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/455915/actor-bando-mitsugoro-iii-as-a-shirabyoshi-dancer?ctx=27804fa3-7476-4979-b70f-78a68f8fcf1e&idx=1
https://www.dh-jac.net/db/nishikie/Z0172-717/default/
I believe that Emilio's print (or another of the same series) is illustrated in 'Kamigata yakusha-e shûsei', Vol. II.
I'll have to check that later.
See also Koop and Inada, 'Japanese Names and How to Write Them'.
Guy.