Artist : Utagawa Toyokuni I

Date : 1805 (12th month)

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Source : British Museum
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Description : Colour woodblock print, oban. The kabuki actor Otani Tomoemon II in an unidentified role, seemingly as a samurai footman (yakko) with his two swords, standing beneath a maple tree and holding a third sword in one hand. The role is possibly that of Shinzan no Yahei, in reality Ichihara Kidomaru, in the play 'Seiwa Genji nidai no yumitori' by Katsu Hyozo I (Tsuruya Nanboku IV); performed at the Nakamura-za in the 11th month of 1805.

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