Actors Arashi Kichisaburō III as Tsubone Iwafuji (R), Arashi Kangorō (?) as Chūrō Onoe (C), Bandō Shūka I as Bandō Shūka I as Meshitsukai Ohatsu (L) (Translation)
三代目嵐吉三郎の局岩藤 嵐寛五郎の中老尾上 初代坂東しうかの召仕お初 大判錦絵三枚続 (Primary Title)
Play: Kagamiyama Hiyoku no Sugatami 鏡山比翼容姿視 (Play Title)
Tsubone Iwafuji in Loyal Maid (Kagamiyama Koyo no Nishikie) (Former Title)

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Utagawa Toyokuni III 三代歌川豊国), Japanese, 1786 - 1864 (Artist)

1855
Japanese
Works On Paper
Woodblock prints; ink and color on paper (triptych)
Place Made,Japan
Sheet (.773): 14 1/2 × 9 15/16 in. (36.83 × 25.24 cm)
Image (.773): 14 3/16 × 9 9/16 in. (36.04 × 24.29 cm)
Sheet (.774): 14 1/2 × 10 in. (36.83 × 25.4 cm)
Image (.774): 14 1/8 × 9 11/16 in. (35.88 × 24.61 cm)
Sheet (.775): 14 1/2 × 10 in. (36.83 × 25.4 cm)
Image (.775): 14 1/4 × 9 3/4 in. (36.2 × 24.77 cm)
2013.773-775
Not on view
Edo period (1615-1868)
豊国画 Toyokuni ga
Publisher's seal: 下谷相ト Shitaya Aito; and two censors' seals
局岩藤 Tsubone Iwafuji (R), 中老尾上 Churo Onoe (C), 召仕お初 Meshitsukai Ohatsu (L)
Gift of Japan-Virginia Society
kunisada.de/kabuki-plays 1855
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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