Nakamura Fukusuke I (初代中村福助) as Yaegushi no Saizo (八重櫛ノ才三) (right) and Iwai Kumesaburo III (三代目岩井粂三郎) as Shirokiya Okoma (城木屋お駒) (left)
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.11.52-53
DescriptionScenes 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. 'Koitsumaobi musume hyobanki' 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. 'Koitsumaobi musume hyobanki' is one of them.
