# Nakamura lattice

中村格子 nakamura gōshi

![Nakamura lattice](https://www.furoshiki.com/swatches/nakamura-goshi.svg)

A kabuki 'actor pattern' lattice associated with the Nakamura acting family, worn by fans like a team colour; fun for theatre lovers.

Edo-period kabuki (actor pattern)

One of the lattice 'actor patterns' (yakusha monyō) that kabuki families used in the Edo period, when named lattices such as Kikugorō-gōshi and Danjūrō-gōshi became fashionable among fans. It is linked to the Nakamura acting lineage. Such patterns often hid the actor's name in the lines as a rebus.

Sold today on tenugui and yukata as a kabuki pattern.

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Source: https://www.furoshiki.com/patterns/nakamura-goshi/