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Nakamura Fukusuke I (初代中村福助) as Yaegushi no Saizo (八重櫛ノ才三)

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Japanese colour woodblock print showing standing man holding a cloth

Nakamura Fukusuke I (初代中村福助) as Yaegushi no Saizo (八重櫛ノ才三)

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.11.52
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).'

Yaegushi no Saizo (八重櫛ノ才三) is a merchant/tradesman.