Actors Ôtani Tomoemon IV as Tôma Onitsura, Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Nikki Danjô (R), Bandô Hikosaburô IV as Watanabe Gekizaemon, Asao Tamejûrô IV as Yamana Sôzen (C), and Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Hosokawa Katsumoto (L) (Translation)
四代目大谷友右衛門の当間鬼貫 八代目市川団十郎の仁木弾正; 四代目坂東彦三郎の渡辺外記左衛門 四代目浅尾為十郎の山名宗全; 八代目市川団十郎の細川勝元 大判錦絵三枚続 (Primary Title)
Date Kurabe Okuni Kabuki. 伊達競阿国戯場 (The Records of the Onin War) (Play Title)
Niki Danjo and Oe Onitsura in Meiboku Sendai Hagi (Former Title)
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Utagawa Toyokuni III 三代歌川豊国), Japanese, 1786 - 1864 (Artist)
Yakusha-e 役者絵
Edo period (1615-1868)
豊国画 Toyokuni ga
Publisher’s seal: 久 kyu; Censors' seals: 衣笠 Kinugasa, 吉村 Yoshimura
当間鬼貫 仁木弾正 (R), 渡辺外記左衛門 山名宗全 (C), 細川勝元 (L)
Gift of Japan-Virginia Society
MFA 11.40829a-b, 11.44160
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