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The Onnagata Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Sakura-hime (left) and the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kiyomizu Seigen (right)
The Onnagata Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Sakura-hime (left) and the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kiyomizu Seigen (right)
The Onnagata Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Sakura-hime (left) and the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kiyomizu Seigen (right)

The Onnagata Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Sakura-hime (left) and the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kiyomizu Seigen (right)

Artist (Japanese, 1786 - 1865)
Publisher (c. 1820s~1910s)
Date1852
GeographyJapan
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions14 1/2 x 9 15/16 in. (36.8 x 25.3 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Mr. Victor S.K. Houston, in honor of his wife, Pinao Brickwood Houston, 1942 (11642.50)
Object number11642.50
DescriptionAccording to its date, this print likely depicts the onnagata actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Sakura-hime (left) and the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kiyomizu Seigen (right) in the 1852 production of "Koi (goro mo) Karigane zome" at the Kawarazaki theater.
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