Nakamura Tsuruzo I (一代目中村鶴蔵) as Akizuki Ikkaku (秋月一角) and Nakamura Fukusuke I (一代目中村福助) as Obana Saizaburo (尾花才三郎)
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.11.57
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 and this play is one of them.
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 and this play is one of them.
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- Commemoration of the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII in various roles. (死絵 八代目市川團十郎)
- Scenes from a play titled 'The capital (Kyoto) from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido highway (吾嬬下五十三駅).'
