About This Print

The actor Nakamura Fukusuke (IV) in the role of Minamoto no Yoshitsune (left panel) and Ichikawa Danjūrō (IX) in the role of Minamoto no Yoritomo (right panel) in the play Kaikei genji yuki no shirahata 会稽源氏雪白旗 written by Kawatake Mokuami (1816-1893).

Two Impressions and the Added Mustache

I find it fascinating that a mustache was added to Nakamura Fukusuke's character (left panel) in what must be a subsequent edition of the same print shown in the database of The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum of Waseda University database, reference number 403-0204.

The Actors Pictured

For background on the actors Nakamura Fukusuke IV (1865-1940) and Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (1838-1903) see their respective entries in the article The Kabuki Actor on this site.

Print Details

IHL Catalog	#485
Title (Description)	Ichikawa Danjūrō IX 市川 団十郎 as Minamoto no Yoritomo 源 兵 衛佐頼朝 and Nakamura Fukusuke IV 中村 福助 as Minamoto no Yoshitsune 源九郎義経 in the play Kaikei genji yuki no shirahata 会稽源氏雪白旗 かいけいげんじゆきのしらはた.
Artist	Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900)
Signature	Toyohara Kunichika hitsu
Seal	two unidentified red rectangular seals below artist signature
Publication Date	Printed January 10, 1888; Published January 17, 1888.
Publisher	Fukuda Kumajirō 福田 熊治郎 [Marks: seal not shown; pub. ref. 071]
Carver	Hori Yū
Impression	excellent
Colors	excellent
Condition	fair- full-size separate sheets; unbacked; paper loss left panel from worming; staining center panel and right panel
Genre	ukiyo-e; nigao-e; yakusha-e
Miscellaneous
Format	vertical oban triptych
H x W Paper	14 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (37.1 x 24.4 cm) each sheet
Literature
Collections This Print	The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum of Waseda University 403-0204, 0205, 0206