Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the youth Kohei and Nakamura Eizō as Koheiji's infant son Heikichi (R), Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the Ghost of Koheiji and Iwai Kumesaburō III as Koheiji's wife Otsuka (C), and Seki Sanjūrō III as Adachi Takurō (L) 「坊主小兵衛」 「小平二一子平吉」 「小平次亡霊」 「小平次女房おつか」 「安達多九郎」

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1859, 7th month
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Ink and color on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W (510a (right)): 36 × 25.3 cm (14 3/16 × 9 15/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    S2021.5.510a-c
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_S2021.5.510a-c

Object Details

  • Artist

    Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (1786-1865)
  • Publisher

    Sagamiya Tokichi 相模屋藤吉 (active ca. 1855-1866)
  • Block carver

    Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) 須川千之助
  • Collection

    National Museum of Asian Art Collection
  • Origin

    Japan
  • Credit Line

    The Pearl and Seymour Moskowitz Collection
  • Type

    Print
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