Segawa Senjo (瀬川仙女) (actor 1751 – 1810)

Rokō (poetry name - 路考)
Senjo (poetry name - 仙女)
Segawa Kikunojō III (三代目瀬川菊之丞)
Segawa Rokō III (三代目瀬川路考)
Ichiyama Shichinosuke (市山七之助)
Ichiyama Tomisaburō (市山富三郎)
Segawa Tomisaburō I (初代瀬川富三郎)

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Biography:

Senjo was born in 1751 and died on the 4th day of the 12th lunar month of 1810. He held the name Segawa Senjo from 11/1807 until his death.

"Segawa Senjo was one of the most famous actors in Kabuki history, a rival of both Iwai Hanshirō IV (during the 18th century) and Iwai Tojaku (during the Bunka era) for the title of Edo best onnagata. He excelled in Princesses or courtesans roles and reached the goku-jō-jō-kichi rank (extreme - superior - superior - excellent) in the 1st lunar month of 1789 at the age of 37. As a dancer, he was outstanding in dōjōjimono or shakkyōmono. He was extremely rich (his yearly salary in the 11th lunar month of 1790 was 1850 ryō) but, unlike most actors, was economical, saving his earnings and investing in houses and land in Edo or in Kamigata. His wealth was subject of many gossips and exagerations running all over the places where he performed."

Quoted directly from Kabuki21.

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Left panel of a triptych of actors as the 7 Lucky Gods on a chrysanthemum treasure ship for the <i>Kugatsu kikubune shichifukujin no zu</i> (九月菊舟七福神乃図): Segawa Senjo as Jurōjin and Nakamura Utaemon III as Hotei - from the series <i>Actors and the 12 Months</i> (<i>Sanjurokuban-tsuzuki yakusha junitsuki</i> 三十六ばん続役者十二つき)
Related Object: Left panel of a triptych of actors as the 7 Lucky Gods on a chrysanthemum treasure ship for the Kugatsu kikubune shichifukujin no zu (九月菊舟七福神乃図): Segawa Senjo as Jurōjin and Nakamura Utaemon III as Hotei - from the series Actors and the 12 Months (Sanjurokuban-tsuzuki yakusha junitsuki 三十六ばん続役者十二つき)