Nakamura Hukusuke I (一代目中村福助) as Yaegushi no Saizo (八重ぐし才三)
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1858
Maker: Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞)
Medium: O-ban Nishiki-e (大判錦絵, large-format coloured print)
Object number: O.11.56
DescriptionA scene from a play titled 'Koitsumaobi musume hyobanki (恋夫帯娘評判記).'
The plot is based on the actual scandal called 'Shirakoya Incident (白子屋事件).'
The incident became a scandal throughout Edo, giving rise to various creations with characters whose names are reminiscent of those involved in the incident.
In this play, Saizo (才三) is an employee of Shirokiya (which implies Shirakoya) and a lover of Okoma (お駒), a daughter of Shirokiya.
The plot is based on the actual scandal called 'Shirakoya Incident (白子屋事件).'
The incident became a scandal throughout Edo, giving rise to various creations with characters whose names are reminiscent of those involved in the incident.
In this play, Saizo (才三) is an employee of Shirokiya (which implies Shirakoya) and a lover of Okoma (お駒), a daughter of Shirokiya.
