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Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Honzō Musume Konami (L) and Iwai Kumesaburō III as Ōboshi Rikiya (R)
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Honzō Musume Konami (L) and Iwai Kumesaburō III as Ōboshi Rikiya (R)
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Honzō Musume Konami (L) and Iwai Kumesaburō III as Ōboshi Rikiya (R)

Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Honzō Musume Konami (L) and Iwai Kumesaburō III as Ōboshi Rikiya (R)

Titles
  • 十三代目市村羽左衛門の本蔵娘小なみ、三代目岩井粂三郎の大星力弥
Artist (Japanese, 1786 - 1865)
Date1859
GeographyJapan
MediumInk and color on paper Technique: Nishiki-e (Woodblock print with color blocks)
Dimensions13 11/16 x 19 1/8 in. (34.8 x 48.5 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Victor S.K. Houston in honor of his wife, Pinao Brickwood Houston, 1941 (11640.21)
Object number11640.21
DescriptionAccording to its date, this print likely depicts the onnagata actor Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Honzo musume Konami (left) and the actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Oboshi Rikiya (right) in the 1859 production of Kanadehon Chushingura at the Ichimura theater.
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Ōboshi Rikiya
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
1849
Ichimura Uzaemon XII (L) and Nakamura Shikan IV (R)
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
1861