*The distinctive green, brown, black striped kabuki curtain is said to have originated when Iemitsu donated a ship's sail to the Nakamura-za as a reward for service, the pattern being adopted by other theatres in the Meiji period. - Omoto, Lisa Ann M. and Kathy Welch. "Kabuki Spectacle." in 101 Years of Kabuki in Hawai'i. pp50-54. | *The distinctive green, brown, black striped kabuki curtain is said to have originated when Iemitsu donated a ship's sail to the Nakamura-za as a reward for service, the pattern being adopted by other theatres in the Meiji period. - Omoto, Lisa Ann M. and Kathy Welch. "Kabuki Spectacle." in 101 Years of Kabuki in Hawai'i. pp50-54. |