Seki Sanjūrō III as Naosuke Gonbei (R), Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Tamiya Iemon (C) and Bandō Hikosaburō V as both the Ghost of Oiwa (Oiwa no bōrei) and the Ghost of Kobotoke Kohei (Kobotoke Kohei bōrei) (C), and Bandō Hikosaburō V as Satō Yomoshichi (L) 「関三十郎直助権兵衛」「片岡仁左衛門　田宮伊右衛門」「坂東彦三郎お岩の亡霊」「坂東彦三郎小仏子平亡霊」「坂東彦三郎佐藤与茂七」

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Artist

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (1786-1865)
Publisher

Ebisuya Shoshichi (Kinshodo) 恵比寿屋庄七
Block carver

Yokokawa Takejiro (Hori Take)
Collection

National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History

Staging the Supernatural: Ghosts and the Theater in Japanese Prints (March 23 to October 6, 2024)
Origin

Japan
Credit Line

The Pearl and Seymour Moskowitz Collection
Type

Print
On View

Sackler Gallery 25: Staging the Supernatural: Ghosts and the Theater in Japanese Prints
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