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Sakata Tojuro as Shihei, Bando Matataro IV as Umeo-maru, Sanogawa Ichimatsu II as Sakura-maru and Sawamura Sojuro II as Matsuo-maru
Sakata Tojuro as Shihei, Bando Matataro IV as Umeo-maru, Sanogawa Ichimatsu II as Sakura-maru and Sawamura Sojuro II as Matsuo-maru
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

Sakata Tojuro as Shihei, Bando Matataro IV as Umeo-maru, Sanogawa Ichimatsu II as Sakura-maru and Sawamura Sojuro II as Matsuo-maru

Artist/Culture
Date1768
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; benizuri-e (3-color; probably beni, blue(?) and yellow)
Dimensions29.5 x 13.4 cm (11 5/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.361
DescriptionHosoban
Label Text[DOUBLE-CHECK] Scene from the drama "Sugawara denju tenarai kagami" as performed at the Ichimura Theater, Edo, in the autumn 1768 (Meiwa 5). Sakata Tojuro impersonates Shihei. Below him at the right is Bando Matataro IV as Umeo-maru; and at the left, Sanogawa Ichimatsu II as Sakura-maru. Seated in the foreground is Sawamura Sojuro II as Matsuo-maru.
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