• Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) on the left as  Oshio (おしを) with Ōtani Tomoemon V (大谷友右衛門) in the middle as Shirataki Yokichi (白滝与吉) and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as  岩岡竹五郎 or as  Jinriki Tamigorō (神力民五郎) on the right possibly in the play <i>Mure Kiyotaki Hiiki no Seiriki</i> [群清滝贔屓勢力]
Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) on the left as  Oshio (おしを) with Ōtani Tomoemon V (大谷友右衛門) in the middle as Shirataki Yokichi (白滝与吉) and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as  岩岡竹五郎 or as  Jinriki Tamigorō (神力民五郎) on the right possibly in the play <i>Mure Kiyotaki Hiiki no Seiriki</i> [群清滝贔屓勢力]
Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) on the left as  Oshio (おしを) with Ōtani Tomoemon V (大谷友右衛門) in the middle as Shirataki Yokichi (白滝与吉) and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as  岩岡竹五郎 or as  Jinriki Tamigorō (神力民五郎) on the right possibly in the play <i>Mure Kiyotaki Hiiki no Seiriki</i> [群清滝贔屓勢力]

Toyohara Kunichika (豊原国周) (artist 1835 – 1900)

Bandō Mitsugorō VI (坂東三津五郎) on the left as Oshio (おしを) with Ōtani Tomoemon V (大谷友右衛門) in the middle as Shirataki Yokichi (白滝与吉) and Nakamura Shikan IV (中村芝翫) as 岩岡竹五郎 or as Jinriki Tamigorō (神力民五郎) on the right possibly in the play Mure Kiyotaki Hiiki no Seiriki [群清滝贔屓勢力]

Print


10/1867
9.5 in x 13.25 in (Overall dimensions) japanese color woodblock print
Signed: Kunichika hitsu (国周筆)
Publisher: Probably Daikokuya Kinzaburō
(Marks 034 - seal 08-102)
Combined censor and date seal: aratame and 1867
Waseda University - left panel
Waseda University - center panel
Waseda University - right panel
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - another Kunichika triptych on this theme, published by Iseya Rihei This play by Kawatake Mokuami (河竹黙阿弥: 1816-93) was performed at the Morita Theater. Oshio is Jinbei's (甚兵衛娘) daughter.
actor prints (yakusha-e - 役者絵) (genre)
Bandō Mitsugorō VI (六代目坂東三津五郎: 5/1856 to 9/11/1873) (actor)
Ōtani Tomoemon V (五代目大谷友右衛門: from 1865 to 8/1869 and from 4/1871 until February 1, 1873) (actor)
Nakamura Shikan IV (四代目中村芝翫: 7/1860 to January 1899) (actor)
Daikokuya Kinzaburō (大黒屋金三郎) (publisher)