Catalog record · 目録番号 47343

The kabuki actor Sawamura Sojuro III in an unidentified role, but probably Mutsuzo, in reality Genza

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Toyokuni I初代歌川豊国
Date / 年代: 1797
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / bm
Digital image / 画像: 750 × 1195 px
Published by / 公開者: 紫藤メイ

Catalog note / 解説

Colour woodblock print, oban. The kabuki actor Sawamura Sojuro III in an unidentified role, but probably Mutsuzo, in reality Genzaemon, holding a votive painting ('ema') of a horse, with a tobacco pouch and pipe case hanging from his obi sash; in the ‘Miyamairi musubu kamigaki’ scene from the play ‘Yuki onna keizu no hachinoki’ by Namiki Gohei I, performed at the Kiri-za in the 11th month of 1797.

Image record / 画像情報

BM · 1797 · bm

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