The Onnagata Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Sakura-hime (left) and the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kiyomizu Seigen (right) | Honolulu Museum of Art

The Onnagata Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Sakura-hime (left) and the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kiyomizu Seigen (right)

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According to its date, this print likely depicts the onnagata actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Sakura-hime (left) and the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kiyomizu Seigen (right) in the 1852 production of "Koi (goro mo) Karigane zome" at the Kawarazaki theater.

Classification: Prints

Creditline: Gift of Mr. Victor S.K. Houston, in honor of his wife, Pinao Brickwood Houston, 1942 (11642.50)

Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 9 15/16 in. (36.8 x 25.3 cm)

Display Date: 1852

Height: 36.8000000000

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Onview: 0

People: Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III

Source Id: 9538

Width: 25.3000000000

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