Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞) / Toyokuni III (三代豊国) (artist 1786 – 01/12/1865)
Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) on the left and Sawamura Tanosuke II (澤村田之助) on the right
1815
9.625 in x 14.5 in (Overall dimensions) Japanese woodblock print
Signed: Gototei Kunisada ga
五渡亭国貞画
Publisher: Kawaguchiya Uhei
(Marks 232 - seal 21-142)
Censor's seal: kiwame
Edo-Tokyo Museum - right-hand panel only There is nothing explicit that tells us what roles these actors are playing. However, the decoration of autumn leaves on the robe of the onnagata may indicate that she is Takao. If that is true, then the fellow standing near her might be Yorikane.
Kawaguchiya Uhei (川口屋卯兵衛) (publisher)
actor prints (yakusha-e - 役者絵) (genre)
Onoe Kikugorō III (三代目尾上菊五郎: 11/1815-3/1848) (actor)
Sawamura Tanosuke II (二代目澤村田之助: 11/1801 to 1/28/1817) (actor)