Inagi Shinnosuke (center) and the Courtesan Tamagiku of the Nakamanjiya brothel (right)

Inagi Shinnosuke (center) and the Courtesan Tamagiku of the Nakamanjiya brothel (right)

Inagi Shinnosuke (center) and the Courtesan Tamagiku of the Nakamanjiya brothel (right)

According to its date, this print likely depicts the actor Bando Hikosaburo V as Inagi Shinnosuke (center) and the onnagata actor Onoe Kikugoro IV as the courtesan Tamagiku of the Nakaminjiya brothel (right) in the 1857 production of "Ami Moyo Toro no Kuku Kiri" at the Ichimura theater.
Classification
Prints
Creditline
Gift of Victor S.K. Houston in honor of his wife, Pinao Brickwood Houston, 1941 (11640.40)
Dimensions
13 11/16 x 26 9/16 in. (34.8 x 67.4 cm)
Display Date
1857
Height
34.8000000000
Medium
Ink and color on paperTechnique: Nishiki-e (Woodblock print with color blocks)
Onview
0
People
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
Source Id
7556
Width
67.4000000000