Yoshizawa Goroichi as Koume and Sawamura Kimpei as the Boy Hodomaru
Artist
Torii Kiyomitsu
(Japanese, 1735–1785)
Date1763
Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper; benizuri-e (3-color; beni, green and blue)
Dimensions30.2 x 13.7 cm (11 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.2126
DescriptionHosobanLabel TextScene from Act II of "Momo Chidori Oiso Kayoi" performed at the Nakamura Theater, Edo, in the first and second months of 1763. Yoshizawa Goroichi in the role of Koume, wife of Ume no Yoshibei, but actually Akoya in disguise, is shown walking under a willow tree carrying a folded Odawara lantern, and leading by the hand the boy Hodomaru, impersonated by Sawamura Kimpei. Double-check with Kabuki nenpyo for accuracy.
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