 This 1673 performance of "Shitennō Ochigodachi", in which Ebizō played Sakata Kintoki marks not only his first performance, but also the first use of red and black striped makeup, now called "kumadori", and thus the nascent origins of the "aragoto" style.Two years later, taking the name Danjūrō, he performed in the first kabuki presentation based on the Tale of the Soga Brothers.The famous actor print seen here, though produced for a 1697 performance, depicts Danjūrō in the same role, that of Soga Gorō.