"''Aoto Zôshi Hana no Nishiki-e''", as the original and fullest version of this play is known, is a tale in five acts of the ''shiranamimono'' (tales of thieves) sub-category of the ''kizewamono'' (rough contemporary piece) genre of kabuki plays. Written by [[Kawatake Mokuami]], it first premiered at the [[Ichimura-za]] in [[Edo]] in the third month of 1862. | "''Aoto Zôshi Hana no Nishiki-e''", as the original and fullest version of this play is known, is a tale in five acts of the ''shiranamimono'' (tales of thieves) sub-category of the ''kizewamono'' (rough contemporary piece) genre of kabuki plays. Written by [[Kawatake Mokuami]], it first premiered at the [[Ichimura-za]] in [[Edo]] in the third month of 1862. |