About This Print
From right to left, the actors Sawamura Tosshō II (沢村訥升) in role of Shirakawa no Anchin (白川の安珍), Sawamura Tanosuke III (沢村田之助) in the role of Shōji Musume Kiyohime (庄司娘清姫) and Nakamura Nakazao III (中村仲蔵) in the role of Sendo Namiroku (船頭波六)1 in the dance interlude Michiyuki chō no fubuki staged at the Morita-za (守田座) in January 1869. The partially seen actor in the center panel does not seem to be identified.While I have not found any specific information on the michiyuki pictured above, in general michiyuki depict "two young lovers on the way to commit suicide or two traveling characters with a romantic implication attached to their journey. Some famous michiyuki are frequently performed independently from their drama."2
1 Reading of the kanji for this role is not clear
2 Kabuki21 website http://www.kabuki21.com/glossaire_5.php
The Actors Pictured
For background on the actors Sawamura Tosshō II (1838-1886), Sawamura Tanosuke III (1845-1878) and Nakamura Nakazao III (1809-1886) see their respective entries in the article The Kabuki Actor on this site.Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #750 |
| Title (Description) | Sawamura Tosshō II, Sawamura Tanosuke III and Nakamura Nakazao III in the dance Michiyuki chō no fubuki 道行蝶の吹雪 |
| Artist | Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900) |
| Signature | Kunichika hitsu 国周筆 |
| Seal | toshidama seal below signature |
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| Carver | no carver's seal |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | fair- soiling throughout; wrinkling throughout; small tears right panel right margin and center panel top margin |
| Genre | ukiyo-e; yakusha-e |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | vertical oban triptych |
| H x W Paper | 14 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. (34 x 24.8 cm) each sheet |
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| Collections This Print | The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum of Waseda University 100-8006, 8007, 8008 |
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