Kataoka Gado II (二代目片岡我童) as Yoshiro (与四郎) (right) and Iwai Kumesaburo III (三代目岩井粂三郎) as Oshun (おしゆん) and Sawamura Tossho II (二代目沢村訥升) as Denbē (伝兵衛) (left)
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1856
Maker: Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞)
Medium: O-ban Nishiki-e (大判錦絵, large-format coloured print)
Object number: O.11.78-79
DescriptionA scene from a play titled 'Sarumawashi Kadode no Hitofushi (猿廻門出の一諷)' performed at the Nakamura Theatre from the 22nd day of the 8th month, 1856.
During the Edo period, there were sarumawashi (猿回し), entertainers who had monkeys perform tricks in many places. In this story, the sarumawashi Yojiro (与次郎) appears as the brother of the main character, a courtesan, and is portrayed as a filial son of a blind mother whom he helps.
During the Edo period, there were sarumawashi (猿回し), entertainers who had monkeys perform tricks in many places. In this story, the sarumawashi Yojiro (与次郎) appears as the brother of the main character, a courtesan, and is portrayed as a filial son of a blind mother whom he helps.
